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Advanced Placement Music Theory

This course will be offered in 2009-2010 and again in 2011-2012.

Course Number: #8984

This college level course provides instruction in advanced music theory skills and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Music Theory examination. The course begins with a review of the material covered in the MUSIC THEORY course and moves into more complex skills including advanced analysis, four-part writing, secondary dominants and modulations. Aural skills will continue to be developed by using more advanced levels of melodic and harmonic dictation in the classroom, and with the Auralia program. Students who successfully pass the AP exam may be rewarded college credit and/or be equipped to test out of level 1 college music theory. In addition, each student will compose an original work at the end of the year for presentation to the class. Students must take MUSIC THEORY or take an entrance exam. (Please see Mrs. Huster for further details.)

Prerequisites: must be able to read music and match pitch; previous study of an instrument or voice; recommendation of music teacher. Student must take a written pretest and an aural skills tests.

Credit(s): 1

Open to Grade(s): 10–12

Text(s): Music in Theory and Practice; Ear Training: A Technique for Listening; Music for Sight Singing