AP Music Theory
Spring 2026
Monday, January 26 – Friday, May 15, 2026
Format
Student-Paced Course
Prerequisites
Foundations of Music Theory
Credit
AP
Constellation Learning Institute does not administer AP exams.
Students enrolled through a CLI Partner School should coordinate with their school's AP coordinator for on-campus testing. Students not affiliated with a CLI Partner School are responsible for arranging their own AP exams. This includes locating a physical testing site that accepts independent students. The AP Course Ledger can help identify nearby schools approved to offer AP exams. For full details, visit the official AP website.
Spring 2026
Monday, January 26 – Friday, May 15, 2026
Format
Student-Paced Course
Prerequisites
Foundations of Music Theory
Credit
AP
Constellation Learning Institute does not administer AP exams.
Students enrolled through a CLI Partner School should coordinate with their school's AP coordinator for on-campus testing. Students not affiliated with a CLI Partner School are responsible for arranging their own AP exams. This includes locating a physical testing site that accepts independent students. The AP Course Ledger can help identify nearby schools approved to offer AP exams. For full details, visit the official AP website.
Spring 2026
Monday, January 26 – Friday, May 15, 2026
Format
Student-Paced Course
Prerequisites
Foundations of Music Theory
Credit
AP
Constellation Learning Institute does not administer AP exams.
Students enrolled through a CLI Partner School should coordinate with their school's AP coordinator for on-campus testing. Students not affiliated with a CLI Partner School are responsible for arranging their own AP exams. This includes locating a physical testing site that accepts independent students. The AP Course Ledger can help identify nearby schools approved to offer AP exams. For full details, visit the official AP website.
In this course, students will learn to recognize, understand and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a score. We address fundamental aural, analytical and compositional skills using listening and written exercises. Building on this foundation, we include more creative tasks: harmonizing a melody, composing a musical bass line to provide a two-voice counterpoint, and realizing figured-bass notation. On successful completion of this course, students will be prepared to sit the AP Music Theory exam.