In this four-day workshop, we will explore the curricular issues for music theory as demonstrated on the AP* Music Theory Exam. Topics to be covered include: aural skills pedagogy (ear training and sight singing), harmonic theory (chord progression and part-writing), and analysis of repertoire, both in the classical and popular styles. By the end of the workshop, participants will develop pedagogical approaches to these topics at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Ronald Rodman is a Professor of Music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He earned his Ph.D. in Music Theory from Indiana University in 1992. His research interests include analysis of music in the electronic media, post-tonal theory in the 20^th century, Schenkerian analysis, musical narrative, musical signification, and music theory pedagogy. He has published articles for the Journal of Music Theory, College Music Symposium, and Indiana Theory Review, and has contributed chapters to several books on music and film. He is currently completing a book on television music to be published by Oxford University Press in 2008.