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Ap Music Theory help...please?

#1 User is offline   x3mochii 

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Posted 30 January 2007 - 09:44 PM

I'm taking AP Music Theory, and I'm not sure whether or not if I should take the AP test. My teacher apparently has a BAD reputation--almost all of her students who took the AP test (the ones who actually had the balls to take it) DIDN'T pass. I asked my teacher if she knew what was going to be on the test, and she said she has no idea blink.gif

So for those of you who already took the test, can you tell me what I topics I specifically need to prepare on? I've taken up to grade 5 of the piano and music theory examinations from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (I couldn't take the rest of the levels since I moved to nor cal last year, and they don't have it here), so will that help a bit?

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Posted 30 January 2007 - 10:53 PM

judging from what you have done in terms of theory and music, i would say don't take it
unless you have perfect pitch/very good music hearing, i suggest you don't take it
i've had 8 years of piano and took level 10 of cm, and the test was still VERY hard for me
(but the curve was generous--i got 4 on hearing, i dont know how, but 5 overall b/c im pretty good at writing 2 part and writing stuff/sightsinging)
^alot of the writing i learned from the class alone, and not CM theory. because the writing is pretty much more advanced than CM theory, it's more like writing bach-esque pieces
on the test-alot of it is hearing, which is very hard for me. you need to be able to hear pentatonic scales (which one), what scale degree notes played are, what chord is played and alot of hard stuff like that. and they only play it a few times for long pieces and like once for some short ones
the theory part isn't bad, just chords and stuff
there's also sight-singing and 2 and 4 part music writing
well you can pm me or whatever if you have any q's

oh and you can also look at the music theory ap guidelines/whats going to be on the test on collegeboard ap central website

oh and, music theory has one of the lowest passing rates wacko.gif crazy.gif
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Posted 07 February 2007 - 12:25 AM

Thanks for your advice!

ack...I'm kind of scared to take it now. Even though i might not pass, i'll take it anyways since it'll probably be better than not taking the test at all...I know that colleges don't really like it when students take a class just to raise their GPA.
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