<p>I was planning to take it during my junior year, but I've heard that it's basically a joke, unless you're planning to do something music-related in college. Some opinions, please?</p>
<p>My friend took AP Music Theory. He said it was too easy, had unrealistic restrictions, and was unnatural.</p>
<p>At my school students say that the class itself is really easy but a lot of them say that the exam is tough. I’m probably taking it next year, just because I enjoy the subject. I know that there are pretty much no colleges that will accept credit for it, though.</p>
<p>Is it as academically rigorous as Physics C? No. But then neither is Human Geography, Environmental Science, Psych, Statistics, Comp Sci, or any of the other courses that every other person posting on this board seems to be self-studying. For someone with a background in music, it’s an interesting class. For a potential music major it’s a foundation course.</p>
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Not true. In the Ivy League schools, which are among the most ungenerous with AP credit, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia give credit. Cornell gives credit upon passing a departmental placement exam.</p>
<p>It depends, if you have a strong music background and perfect/relative pitch it is much easier, then say someone who has a weak music background.</p>
<p>I would take it if you have an interest in the class, even if you don’t think you’ll go into it. </p>
<p>The class itself is usually an easy A but it’s one of the hardest AP exams. It’s right up there with AP physics. However, if you have a strong musical background or actually work on it (esp aural skills), you’ll do fine. I am taking it this year and my brother took it and got a 5. One of the reasons people do bad on the test is because of the myth that the class is a joke, so they don’t actually try. Yes, you may not do much graded stuff in class, but you will have to know a lot of stuff for the exam. Take it if you want to and don’t worry what others think!</p>
<p>@skieurope, thanks for correcting me. I heard some anecdotal evidence that it would be hard to get credit for but I’m glad to know otherwise.</p>
<p>I always heard it was one of the harder tests. (I mean, what other AP test requires you to sing?) Weird.</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus @guineagirl96 I don’t really have an interest in the class, but I’m thinking about taking it because
- I have a strong musical background
2)I’ve passed all levels of another type of theory exam, the ABRSM - I would be able to skip straight to the AP level because I’ve taken the ABRSM
- Annother AP on my resume
Is it still worth it?</p>
<p>Don’t bother unless you’re really going to do music or really enjoy it. It’s a waste of money, really.</p>
<p>I’ve personally heard that it is very, very difficult. It is a lot of material. I’ve looked through the book (my brother is a music education major) and even though I have a strong background in music it is very hard.</p>
<p>@angelacao If you’ve taken ABRSM, I would take it. I passed Grade 5 ABRSM theory in 8th grade. The exam is pretty similar to ABRSM curriculum. Have you taken the aural part of ABRSM? I never did… I believe that part of the performance exam.</p>