Welcome to AP Music Theory! This is a very self-directed course, however you will be working together with your other classmates regularly to help keep up your motivation and to help you learn faster. Each class, please set up tables and sit/work together! It doesn't mean you will want to talk all the time about the material, but rather ask questions when they come up. You will help motivate each other and will learn a lot from one another. We want to find a nice balance between self-study time and partner time each class.
Please remember, this course is not just about written work. It is about listening, listening, and more listening.
Important links:
Click on this link to access the Barron's AP book aural training units:
http://barronsbooks.com/ap/mtheory/index.html
Click on this link for AP music:
https://www.collegeboard.org/
Join code: Y3LGQAExam Day May 12, 2023 (morning)
I recommend you buy this book (order on your own online from wherever you like) https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/AP-Music-Theory/Nancy-Fuller-Scoggin/9781506264097
Start up Assessment: Written (3 minutes x 6 = 18 minutes)
This helps me know where you are starting from in terms of speed and in terms of understanding on some of the basic building blocks of the course. Some of this may be easy for you, and some it may be difficult. It's okay if you score low or high on this, I'm just looking for an honest understanding of where you are starting from and where you will get to by the end of the course. Please time yourself for 3 minutes for each item, and let me know how many you get correct. Please do not skip any questions. Make sure you select "Show Timer" in the top right hand corner to keep you on track!
Assignment 1: Note Identification
Assignment 2: Key Signature Identification: 11 major key signatures http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keysig/oyh98yydyyyyy Assignment 3: Key Signature Identification: 11 minor keys Assignment 5:Chord Identification: major, minor, diminished, and augmented
(do both clefs)Assignment 6: Chord Identification in notation: dominant 7th, major 7th, and minor 7th
All students who think they might take the AP exams should register and pay for their exam by the exam fee deadline. Registration is now done online through the AP Classroom website. Students who decide to register for the AP exam and at the last minute choose NOT to take the exam will have their exam fees refunded like last year. So if your AP students are unsure of whether or not they want to write the exam, encourage them to sign up and pay now before the exam deadline. The deadline for quarter 2 AP courses is February 1.
The preferred method of payments for AP exams will be done through school cash online. Students who need to pay by cash or cheque can approach Boba Miletic in the office to pay in person.
New this year, AP Daily videos are available in AP Classroom for every topic and skill in every unit. These videos can be used in person, online, and in blended learning environments.
We are still operating as if AP exams will be taking place IN PERSON, at Burnaby South, during the first two full weeks in May.
Mr Wilson's Strategies for AP:
-Create a calendar outlining teaching topics and learning exercises given out at the beginning of the course -Using Microsoft teams to communicate with your class and to post notices and answer keys to problems
Providing full solutions accessible online to assigned problems so students can download and view them at their own convenience
-Assigning online videos (AP classroom videos) to students to watch before coming to class
-Assigning AP classroom exercises for students to do for formative assessment
-Using class time to only work on problems/group activities and for assessment
-Continue to frequently tell AP students to not worry so much about their mark, but to focus on the learning. It's the learning and the growth the student shows in learning during the course that matters the most. This simple message may do more to reduce student stress than anything!
FAQ
Is there an app?
Rather than building separate apps for iPhone, Android and other mobile devices, the platform is responsive and adjusts its display to the unique size of your mobile device. Currently the student experience is accessible on phone and the teacher experience is accessible on tablet since they have access to features and data best used on a larger screen. We will be enhancing and optimizing the display for mobile phone access and all common browsers. Note: Chrome is the best browser to use.
How Do Students Log in?
Students need a College Board student account to log into My AP (myap.collegeboard.org) and access each of their class sections. They may already have an account, from registering for SAT tests, viewing AP and PSAT/NMSQT scores, participating in the College Board Opportunity Scholarships program, etc. It’s important that students don’t create multiple College Board accounts
What are join codes?
Join codes are unique alphanumeric codes that connect students to their teachers and classes online. Student must have a join code for each class they’re taking to enroll in the system, enabling them to receive assignments from their teacher and be accounted for in the exam order.
These codes are automatically generated when the AP coordinator creates class and exam only sections for a school. After sections are created, AP teachers can sign in to My AP, get their join codes, and share them with their students. Students then sign in to My AP and enter the join code to join their class section online. Coordinators can download a list of all join codes by clicking “Download Section Info with Join Codes” on the Courses page in AP Registration and Ordering.
What is the Progress Dashboard?
With the Progress Dashboard, teachers and administrators can view progress for every student and class across AP units and skills. The Course Summary report highlights student progress across the units. Teachers view their classes and students, and school and district administrators can view results for the schools, classes, and students they’re responsible for.
What is the Question Bank?
The AP Question Bank is one of the most frequently requested resources by AP teachers. It is an online library of more than 15,000 real AP Exam questions that teachers can use to create practice tests and assignments to support classroom instruction and help prepare students for the AP Exams.
Teaches can find questions indexed by course topics and skills and create their own practice tests and assignments using real AP Exam questions. In addition to the individual questions in the bank, teachers also have access to a new, full length practice exam. Students are able to complete quizzes or assignments on paper, phone, or computer.
Can students access the AP Question Bank directly?
No. Only AP teachers and other school staff have access to the AP Question Bank. Students will only have access to Question Bank items that have been assigned to them by their teacher. However, questions have different security levels indicated, and those marked “publicly available” have previously been released, so students may have seen them in other formats.
Also, the Question Bank provides each question individually, rather than as complete exams in PDF format. This greatly reduces the number of questions that can be inappropriately shared, and help teachers easily assemble their own unique quizzes that are harder to replicate. The Question Bank will also contain thousands of never-before-seen questions.
Can you “reset” the test?
You can delete the assignment (which will lose any associated student data) and reassign; or close the assignment and reassign using a different title.