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AP
Music Theory
Summer Preparation Work
List
Summer
Preparation
As with many Advanced
Placement courses,
we are introducing
a summer preparation
list. We have
much content to
cover during the
year including
extensive aural
training therefore
students are expected
to do preparatory
work prior to
the first day
of class. Since
most of the students
enrolled are students
with previous
music theory experience,
this work will
primarily be review.
We have found
that even students
with prior theory
background are
rusty or have
holes in their
knowledge. This
work is imperative
to a successful
year. Those students
with no prior
music theory experience
will benefit from
this summer study
and this will
place them in
good standing
for the coming
year.
The Test
On the first day
of class, there
will be a diagnostic
test including
the below listed
topics. The test
will likely require
some summer study
from you, even
if you have prior
music theory background.
Please review,
and work to understand
this material.
Concepts
• Identify
notes on treble,
bass, alto and
tenor clefs
• Identify
rhythmic symbols
and their values
• Demonstrate
understanding
of meter signatures
• Demonstrate
understanding
of rhythmic notation
and organization
• Notate
and identify major
scales
• Notate
and identify all
three forms of
the minor scales
• Identify
major and minor
key signatures
• Identify
triad qualities,
major, minor,
augmented and
diminished
In order to prepare
for this test,
you should use
the resources
below. |
Murray
State Theory
For your primary
source, you should
consult the Music
Theory Site of
Murray State University.
The Murray State
website is designed
for use by Murray
State students
and for students
outside the university.
You will not be
enrolling for
credit or taking
exams. You will
be using the site
for instruction
and for practice
questions which
are found at the
end of each chapter.
If you find yourself
in a chapter that
you already know,
skip to the last
few pages of the
chapter and do
the practice questions.
You can always
go back and review
material that
may be unfamiliar
to you.
Go to http://www.murraystate.edu/qacd/cfac/music/mus109entry.htm
Click ENTER.
Click on Chapter
Index.
The Chapters you
should complete
are listed below:
Ch.
1 - Musical
Symbols
Ch.
2 - Note and
Rest Values
Ch.
3 - Rhythm
(however, you
do not have to
know the counting
system on page
3)
Ch.
4 - Meter
Signatures (you
do not have to
know the counting
system, pp. 4-5)
Ch.
7 - Major
Scales (pages
14-19 will be
challenging; you
should attempt
them, but realize
that you won’t
be expected to
do this perfectly
in August.)
Ch.
8 - Minor
Scales (you do
not need to do
pages 12, 15,
19-24)
Ch.
9 - Key Signatures
(you do not need
to do pages 15,
23-26)
Ch.
10 Triads
(Pg 1-9) |
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