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Definitions - Music (AP)

The course definitions below reflect current instructional practices and national and state curriculum guidelines for reporting on the California Basic Educational Data System.

Music Advanced Placement (AP)

2370 AP Music Theory

This course is designed to be the equivalent of a first-year music theory college course. The course develops students' understanding of musical structure and compositional procedures. Usually intended for students possessing performance-level skills, this course extends and builds on the students' knowledge of intervals, scales, chords, metric/rhythmic patterns, and their interaction in composition. Musical notation, analysis, composition, and aural skills are important components of the course.

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