These are some of the materials we collected for the AP Music Theory test. As independent homeschoolers we found it difficult to get hold a school to offer AP Music Theory test to our child. We found out that very few schools offered this exam in our neighborhood in the bay area. It helps to act early (around late Fall to early Winter) on finding the schools that are willing to proctor this test to your homeschooled kids.
Ap Music theory course description from College Board.
Loads of resources on the College Board site.
Quizzes, notes, outlines etc. From Coursenotes.org
AP Music Theory sample questions.
Books and Materials:
Tonal Harmony
by Stefan Kostka. This the text book used commonly for AP Music Theory.
by Stefan Kostka. This the text book used commonly for AP Music Theory.Here is a list of textbooks on the College Board site.
Additional books we have come to know of...
The Music Theory Handbook
by Marjorie Merryman
by Marjorie MerrymanMusic for Sightsinging, Sixth Edition
by Robert Ottman
by Robert OttmanAnalytical Anthology of Music
by Ralph Turek
by Ralph Turek
Practice of Harmony, The (5th Edition)
by Peter Spencer
by Peter SpencerThe Enjoyment of Music, Tenth Edition
by Kristine Forney
by Kristine ForneyEssentials of Music Theory: Ear Training for Books 1 & 2
by Andrew Surmani
by Andrew SurmaniThe Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis
by Jane Piper
by Jane PiperThe Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis: Workbook
by Jane Piper
by Jane Piper
Barron's AP Music Theory with Audio Compact Discs
by Nancy Scoggin
by Nancy Scoggin
by George Jones.Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs)
by Andrew Surmani.
by Andrew Surmani.Julie Johnson's Guide to AP Music Theory
by Julie Johnson.
by Julie Johnson.Teacher sites:
We really liked some of the teacher sites below. Since my daughter self-studied for AP Music Theory, some of the sites below was helpful to get an outline of how the course had to be organized over an academic year.
Wonderful course objectives and outlines here.
AP Music course at Mid-Carolina High School.
AP Music Theory lessons here.
AP Music Theory from Pingry school.
AP Music Theory Prep course through Practica Musica.
AP Music Theory curriculum and wikispaces. Wonderful resource.
AP Music Theory online classes through Pennsylvania Homeschoolers.
Additional resources:
Musician's guide to Theory and Analysis online textbook pages.
e Music Theory Online practice and drill.
Music cards. net easy music online flash cards.
Free Music Theory worksheets.
Lesson tutor many music lessons and music history pages.
Teoria Music Theory web Tutorials, exercises, references, articles etc.
Conceptual Listening Learn to identify musical elements like harmonic progressions, meters, cadences and scale degrees when you hear real music played by professional musicians. These web pages isolate various musical concepts in short excerpts to help you practice. Check out the contextual listening lesson plans here.
Music Theory. net exercises, lessons, tools and much more.
Earplane Intervals, triads, rhythms, modes, melodies, 4 note chords. They also have the "earlympics", which requires a free username and password.
Learn to sight sing for both beginner and advanced student. There are exercises for Rhythm, syncopation, triplets, intervals, accidentals, different keys, key changes and
modulations, as well as songs to practice singing.
Bigear The original online ear trainer.
Good ear. com Online ear training. Intervals, Chords, scales, perfect pitch, note location, etc.
Music Paper Many categories. General, solo, ensemble, band, orchestra, choral...
Music Dictionary Online Dictionary of music terms.
Dolmetsch Online An extensive online music dictionary.
One minute Music Theory help from Dr. Jack.
Metronome online an online metronome for practice and more.
College Confidential AP Music Theory discussions.
Also, check Music Composition and Music History pages for additional music resources.
Wow! Thanks so much for posting these! My daughter wants to self-study for and take the AP Music History exam, so this list will be a huge help.
ReplyDeleteHello Angela,
ReplyDeleteI am glad this was useful. I wish I had posted this before my daughter's AP test :-). I found a few more wonderful sites after her test. Now it would be useful for my son:-). Thank you for visiting and commenting here. My daughter also tells me that it is good to hire a private music teacher to sort of keep the aural training and general music theory in place for the preparation. She did not have that opportunity but wishes she did.
Subadra