Course Catalog 2026–27

Students progress through levels from Preparatory through Level 10 and an Associate level, with assignments, repertoire and progress notes posted in Canvas.

Each lesson balances

• Technique and repertoire from several historical periods
• Music theory
• Sight-reading and ear training

Students prepare for examinations using the published curricula of organizations such as the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) or Achievement in Music (AIM).

The exam body sets its own syllabus, fees, dates and results. Registration and exam fees are the family’s responsibility unless the course plan says otherwise, and StevensED doesn’t guarantee any result.

Notation and terminology; aural skills (melodic and harmonic dictation, sight-singing); harmony and voice leading (figured bass, Roman-numeral part writing, melody harmonization); and score analysis of phrase, form, texture and timbre. Aligned to the College Board’s Course and Exam Description.

Prerequisites: reading music in at least one clef, and some experience singing or playing an instrument.

Eighteen units

1. Music fundamentals: pitch, the staff and clefs
2. Rhythm, meter and metric organization
3. Scales, keys and modes
4. Aural skills I: sight-singing foundations
5. Intervals, triads and seventh chords
6. Chords in a diatonic context and figured bass
7. Harmonic function and cadences
8. Part-writing I: voice-leading fundamentals
9. Harmonic progression and harmonizing a melody
10. Melodic composition and non-chord tones
11. Aural skills II: melodic dictation
12. Key relationships: mode mixture and modulation
13. Secondary dominants and leading-tone chords
14. Part-writing II: the full process
15. Aural skills III: harmonic dictation
16. Score analysis: phrase, form, texture and timbre
17. Exam strategies
18. Cumulative review and practice exam

Keyboarding basics for students who want practical skills at the keyboard alongside, or before, formal piano study.

• Algebraic reasoning: variables, equations, inequalities, functions and proof
• Geometry and relationships, including trigonometry and coordinate geometry
• Problem-solving with complex multi-step problems
• Real-world application in science, finance and statistics
• Test preparation for school assessments and standardized exams

The course begins with diagnostic tests and a review of mathematical foundations, then builds from functions and models through derivatives and integrals.

Begins with diagnostic tests and a review of foundations.

Topics

• Exponents and logarithms
• Sequences and series
• Functions, quadratics, graphs and equations
• Coordinate geometry, geometry and trigonometry
• Statistics, probability and probability distributions
• Proof
• Differentiation and integration

• Cells, genetics, evolution, ecology, anatomy and physiology
• Lab analysis: designing experiments and interpreting data
• Scientific writing: lab reports and abstracts
• AP® and IB® exam preparation

Begins with introductory materials and a diagnostic test.

Topics

• Cell biology; molecular biology; genetics
• Ecology; evolution and biodiversity
• Human physiology
• Nucleic acids; metabolism, cell respiration and photosynthesis
• Plant biology; genetics and evolution; animal physiology
• Options: neurobiology and behaviour, biotechnology and bioinformatics, ecology and conservation, human physiology

Chemistry: atomic theory, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, equilibrium and organic foundations.

Physics: mechanics, waves, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics.

• Reading comprehension and close textual analysis
• Vocabulary, grammar and syntax
• Literary analysis
• Essay writing: thesis, evidence, organization and revision
• Creative writing
• SAT®/ACT® reading and writing; AP® Language and Literature support

Begins with a full-length diagnostic, then content review, section strategy and pacing, and mock exams with detailed error analysis as test day approaches.

Full-length practice tests under realistic conditions, score analysis by section and question type, and targeted content review.

AP® subject exams including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, Language and Literature, with free-response strategy. IB® HL and SL preparation across the sciences, mathematics and language A/B.

Biological and Biochemical Foundations; Chemical and Physical Foundations; Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations; and Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS).

Preparation for Utah state-mandated assessments and end-of-level exams, and holistic college-entrance preparation: writing samples, interview practice and admissions strategy.