Music Theory, AP

The AP Music Theory course is taught at a pace and depth equal to a college level music theory class. The course develops a student’s ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a musical score. The curriculum covers a wide range of analytical and compositional skills as well as ear training and sight singing. The course also includes creative tasks, such as the harmonizing of a melody by selecting the voicing for appropriate chords, composing a musical bass line to provide two-voice counterpoint, or the realization of figured-bass notation. This course will prepare students for successful completion of the AP Music Theory examination.