音乐

1个月 
 
音乐入门是“新生组合”的四门课程之一.以下主题包括在这三个月的音乐调查: 

• 音乐 in our world today: students explore the role of music throughout history and in our world today, and how the international language of music describes who we are as human beings. 学生将学习我们的GMAHS 母校，这是我们自己的音乐传统的一部分! 

• The elements of music: students become familiar with the elements of music including 节奏, 旋律, 和谐, 纹理, 形式和动态以及它们如何影响音乐风格. 

• Classifying and identifying musical instruments and voices: students learn to classify and identify world instruments by their construction and the way they produce their sound and compare the instrumental pitch ranges with the 4 categories of the human voice. 

• Developing listening skills: students listen to many genres and styles of music and are able to make more informed judgments about the music they hear. 

2学期 

音乐 Theory and 历史 is the first of a progressive series of three music theory courses. 课程内容分为三个方面:1)音乐理论, 2)音乐技巧(视唱与听觉理论), 3)音乐文学/历史. 学生发展音乐术语和符号的工作音乐词汇, 哪些应用到音乐学习的各个方面. The fundamental concepts of music theory covered in this course include pitch notation, 节奏值, meter, 关键的签名, 大调和小调音阶, transposition and intervals with some emphasis upon the development of aural perception skills through performance. Theoretical concepts are reinforced through guided listening from a wide selection of music literature, analysis of the musical scores and practical application utilizing laptops and MIDI keyboards. 音乐科技项目将在全年分配. 

Prerequisites: minimum grade of 90 in Intro to 音乐 and a musical background to include either participation in school musical ensembles (chorus, 乐队或管弦乐队), 或私人声乐或器乐教学 

2学期 

This course assumes the skills and content covered in 音乐 Theory and 历史 1 and continues to develop the student’s understanding of basic and advanced theory and ear training as well as harmonic score analysis. The second-year students in 音乐 Theory and 历史 are given an opportunity to explore the historical, 社会, and artistic influences that have contributed to the development of western music from the Classical through the Modern era. 学生们继续用软件创作和标记音乐. 音乐科技项目将在全年分配 and will be based on the historical style being studied. 

先决条件:完成音乐1，成绩为90分或部门批准 

2学期 

荣誉音乐3是一系列进步性课程的最后一门, 内容包括乐理, 从浪漫主义时代到现在的音乐史和音乐技巧. Theory progresses from the concepts covered in Honors 音乐 2 to include more complex and creative tasks, such as: melodic and harmonic dictation; composition of a bass line for a given 旋律, implying appropriate 和谐; realization of a figured bass; realization of a Roman numeral progression; analysis of repertoire, 包括旋律, 和谐, 节奏, 纹理, and form; and sight-singing in major and minor modes and in simple and compound meters. 

Students learn to identify aural and visual procedures based in common-practice tonality, such as: functional triadic 和谐 in traditional four-voice 纹理 including nonharmonic tones, 七和弦, cadence types and secondary dominants; melodic and harmonic compositional processes (e.g., sequence, motivic development); phrase structure (e.g., contrasting period, phrase group); small forms (e.g., 圆形的二进制, 简单的三元, 主题与变奏, strophic); and modulation to closely related keys. 

先决条件:最低 等级93在音乐1或荣誉音乐2, 当前或以前的声乐/器乐学习, 及部门批准 

2学期 

本课程探讨美国音乐史. 使用时间顺序的方法, students will learn the traditions upon which American 音乐 is based and progresses from the 19th century to present day. 重要的作曲家, 当代音乐界, 董事, choreographers and performing artists who have contributed to the development of musical will be studied. 社会经济, historical and cultural events throughout this time will be discussed with regard to their impact on music (and vice versa). Students will also develop evaluative listening and viewing skills and will analyze musicals with significant historical impact. 

2学期 

This class will teach the fundamentals of guitar playing and integrates GarageBand and other recording software. Students will learn to perform solo and ensemble literature in a variety of styles and read standard music notation. 

Integration of recording technology and learning to play with a recorded track.  没有吉他经验是必要的. 

2学期 

本课程面向没有或很少弹钢琴经验的学生. This class will teach the fundamentals of piano playing and integrates recording software. Students will learn to perform solo and ensemble literature in a variety of styles and read standard music notation. 

1学期 

Audio Engineering offers students a chance to engage in every aspect of the process of recording music. 学生将学习声音的特性, 麦克风的类型和麦克风的位置, 如何使用不同乐器的麦克风, and how to record and 编辑 audio using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) such as GarageBand or Soundtrap. 重要的音乐聆听技巧也将被强调. Projects include but are not limited to recording songs played by live instruments and vocalists, 创建节拍/样本和添加数字效果录制音频. 完成本课程后, students will have the knowledge and skills necessary to professionally record, 编辑, 制作音乐. 

注意:学生还必须选修广播和媒体制作 

1学期  

广播 & Media Production offers hands-on studio and field experience for students interested in video production, 澳门网投十大信誉平台, 声音工程.  Students will learn to engage in the creative process of storytelling through video by producing documentaries, 澳门网投十大信誉平台广播, 教育视频, 视频博客, 和播客. This class will give students the opportunity to take part in each stage of the filmmaking process including shooting aesthetic video, 脚本写作和面试技巧, 在镜头前讲话, 以及后期制作技术，如视频和音频编辑. 广播 & Media Production students will learn how to 编辑 video and audio together into a compelling story using software and computers provided in the Mac Lab.  

注意:学生还必须选修音频工程