Prerequisite: Beginning Music theory or 3 Years in Band/Orchestra/Choir

1.0 Credit: Full Year

Grade(s): 10, 11, 12

Fee: Cost of Book (purchase on your own) - $20.00 (printing and supplemental packets); AP Exam Fee: TBD

Music Theory provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of music and includes one or more of the following topics: composition, arrangement, analysis, aural development, and sight reading.

AP Music Theory is designed to be the equivalent of a first-year music theory college course as specified by the College Board. AP Music Theory develops students’ understanding of musical structure and compositional procedures. Usually intended for students who already possess performance-level skills, AP Music Theory courses extend and build upon students’ knowledge of intervals, scales, chords, metric/rhythmic patterns, and the ways they interact in a composition. Musical notation, analysis, composition, and aural skills are important components of the course.