Hello! We are SO EXCITED to teach you next year!
Music theory is broken into two different sections: ear training and theory. For ear
training we listen to music and sing. For theory, we read and write music. Instead
of the usual huge packet of summer work for the class, Mrs. Forehand and I only
need you to learn a few things prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year
for music theory. 

To be successful in the fall, you need to be able to:

Ear Training:
1. Sing a major scale using solfege from memory. (Do Re Me Fa Sol La Ti Do) THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT!!!!
2. Sing a chromatic minor scale using solfege from memory.
- The solfege syllables for the ascending scale are Do- Di- Re- Ri- Mi- Fa- Fi- Sol- Si- La- Li- Ti- Do
- The solfege syllables for the descending scale are Do- Ti- Te- La- Le- Sol- Se- Fa- Mi- Me- Re- Ra- Do
 
Theory:
1. Know the notes in treble, alto, and bass clef.
2. Have all major and minor key signatures memorized. (I recommend Alfred’s Essentials
of Music Theory: Key signature flash cards from amazon) THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT !!!!!!! Key signatures are a make-or-break skill.
3. Understand and be able to draw the circle of fifths.
4. MusicTheory.net is a great way to "test yourself" to see if you really understand everything. 
 
 Attached are worksheets that just EXPLAIN how to do the work. There are 6 summer assignments that will be homework in the first few weeks of class. 

AP Music Theory Packet

What is Music Theory?

Notation- Pitch

The Major Scale

Key Signatures

The Circle of fifths

Staves and Clefs

MusicTheory.net

 
Enjoy your
summer break!
 
Jennifer Bain & Mindy Forehand
Jennifer.Bain@henry.k12.ga.us
Mindy.Forehand@henry.k12.ga.us

What is Music Theory?

Notation- Pitch