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AP Music Theory Course Home Page

Course Information
  AP Music Theory Course Description (.pdf/1.5MB)
  AP Music Theory Teacher's Guide (.pdf/3.4MB) New!
  2005-2006 Music Theory Course Description Audio Files
  AP Music Theory: Expanded Specifications
  Music Theory Development Committee
  Music Theory Course Perspective
  Sample Syllabi

Exam Information
  The Music Theory Exam
  Free AP Music Theory Practice Exam New!
  Exam Format
  Music Theory: Reporting Subscore Grades
  Comparing AP Music Theory Subscore Grades with the Composite Grade

Teaching Resource Materials
Curriculum Modules New!
   Building AP Music Theory Skills from the Ground Up (.pdf/521KB)

Teaching Strategies
  Interactive Technology in the AP Music Theory Classroom
  The Effects of Block Scheduling: Strategies for Time Management
  What Do I Do After the AP Exam? Starting Points for the End of the Term
  When Rules Seem Less Than Golden
  Reinforcing Written Theory with Aural Skills
  AP Music Theory: Getting Started
  Sight-Singing: Your "Key" to Success in Melodic Dictation
  Popular Music in the Theory Classroom
  Music Theory: Some Notes on Teaching Score Analysis
  Keyboard Harmony as an AP Music Theory Tool

College Board Store
  CB Store: Products for AP Music Theory

Curriculum Survey
  AP Music Theory Curriculum Survey: Spring 2004 (.pdf/150KB)

Feature Articles
Course Management

  AP Music Theory: Getting Started
  The Effects of Block Scheduling: Strategies for Time Management
  What Do I Do After the AP Exam? Starting Points for the End of the Term

Pedagogy
  Keyboard Harmony as an AP Music Theory Tool
  Reinforcing Written Theory with Aural Skills
  Sight-singing: Your ”Key” to Success in Melodic Dictation
  Music Theory: Some Notes on Teaching Score Analysis
  When Rules Seem Less Than Golden
  Interactive Technology in the Music Theory Classroom
  Popular Music in the Theory Classroom

Teachers' Resources Reviews

There are currently more than 65 reviews of AP Music Theory resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-Roms, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!
  Teachers' Resources

Electronic Discussion Groups
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  AP Music Theory Electronic Discussion Group
  Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

Subscribe to the AP Central AP Music Theory Newsletter
About twice a school year, the AP Central staff compiles and sends email updates alerting members to important program updates and new content items for AP Music Theory. You automatically receive this course newsletter unless you choose the "Do not send" option on the Personal Profile page. To see an example of the AP Music Theory newsletter, click on the link below.
  AP Music Theory Newsletter
  Personal Profile

Contributions
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