Park Glen Elementary – AP Music Theory
Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester
This course requires a background in music theory and a familiarity with reading music. This course prepares students for college-level music theory and is designed for students who are going to major or minor in some sort of music study in college. This course will provide skills necessary to thrive in music theory at the college level such as learning about major or minor scales, modes, intervals, chord progressions, and part-writing. This course will also cover aural skills such as melodic dictation, music history, aural identification of intervals and chords, and error detection. The culmination of the course will be a composition project for voices or instruments. Students enrolling in this class are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May for possible college credit.
Prerequisites: Strong background in music theory and concurrent enrollment in band or choir. Students who do not meet grade level requirements must get approval from the course instructor.
Grades: 11-12
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