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post Jul 7 2005, 04:13 PM
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Does anybody take music theory for instruments that they plan? For example.. Rudiments, Harmony, History, Counterpoint, Analysis etc;? Maybe its different in other countries {Im from Canada..} but some of these are mandatory for some instrument grade certificates.

Im currently in grade 8 piano and I just passed rudiments II and Im taking harmony 3 & history 3..
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 04:17 PM
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blink.gif Uh, I took piano theory for years, but it wasn't separated into categories like that. For the CM (certificate of merit) test, I got up to level eight (out of ten) and then I quit piano. If I had kept with it, I would've taken level ten (advanced) last year. Too bad I didn't. Eh.
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 05:24 PM
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yeah i went through all the harmony and history fun

history was a beeeeeeetch. harmony was a breeze though, haha.
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 05:37 PM
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I took music theory, but it wasn't for a specific instrument--it was just general music theory. At my school, so few people took it, that it was an independent study course.
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 07:16 PM
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yup, i took music theory for piano. still do
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 08:22 PM
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danielle_x3, you're really pretty. mellow.gif [/end randomness]

No, I've never taken music theory. I haven't been to school in years.
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 08:23 PM
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take music theory for piano....dont like it, but i will be doing it for a while
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 09:24 PM
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Everyone works under different systems sad.gif
Harmony's a breeze?! My teacher makes everything more confusing than it already is {which is really confusing} and its harder than history for me ><" Except History's kind of boring..
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 09:51 PM
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Urgh, I really do need to take Harmony.
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 10:31 PM
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yup take theory for piano.. haven't done grade levels for nearly 5 years though... since I moved from the west coast the the east coast... i was on level 4 for CM (certificate of merit)... so i would be level 9 or so now, I guess...
and music theory ap is offered at my school
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 10:35 PM
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i;m taking AP ,usic theory next year...

i heard its hard
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 10:53 PM
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QUOTE(xsweetxcandyx @ Jul 7 2005, 8:35 PM)
i;m taking AP ,usic theory next year...
i heard its hard
I'm envious. My high school doesn't offer AP music theory. It'll be considerably easier if you have trained perfect pitch. Mine is undeveloped. D:
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 10:58 PM
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I don't really understand why this is in entertainment....
more lounge-like, no?
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 11:19 PM
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I signed up for this course next year (my junior year) to take AP Music Theory for choral music. Does that count?
 
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post Jul 7 2005, 11:45 PM
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There's no music theory at my high school at all.. well not that i've heard of, or seen in my grade. =/ and yes. Music = entertainment.
 
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i;m taking AP ,usic theory next year...

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I took AP Music Theory. The class itself isn't hard, but I hear the AP test is really difficult. I didn't take the AP test.
 
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I took AP Music Theory. The class itself isn't hard, but I hear the AP test is really difficult. I didn't take the AP test.
Since all classes are taught differently by different people, it's inaccurate to really guage APs by the actual class rather than the AP exam.
 
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post Jul 8 2005, 08:09 AM
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I take summer classes at a local University. I'm taking music theory for French Horn.
 
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post Jul 8 2005, 08:12 AM
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I play piano, been playing since i was in the first grade. (6yrs old) now im in the 10th (16) :) I havn't learned anything about music theory. I don't plan on writing music, nor understanding it. I just like to play it. :)
 
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post Jul 8 2005, 09:16 AM
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ive took Music Theory Last Year .....and it boyy was it hard !! ........i ended up only takine it for half a semester ..... i then took it senior year ...and its gotten alittle easier .... i got a high grade for AP
 
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post Jul 8 2005, 10:10 PM
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I had to take music theory for like 6 years, then I stopped since i fulfilled the requirement. Now, I have to take it again since I switched schools. _dry.gif such a bummer. I am thinking about taking the Music Theory AP (when i reach the appropriate age) , the exam..since well, I have studied it for a huge fraction of my entire liiifeeee.
 
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never took an actualy class, but i decided to learn about it anyway
 
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post Jul 8 2005, 11:05 PM
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Took theory for guitar, and it's actually helpful. It changed my taste in music though..eh.

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post Jul 9 2005, 12:22 AM
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yeah, same. All i hear through my head all day is classical huh.gif In history they play over and over again pieces ><"
 
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I took the RCM History 3 exam just recently...care to know how I studied for it?

- My exam was about 2 o clock, which meant I still had to attend 3 classes before that. I skipped those 3 classes and studied like crazy the day of the exam in the cafeteria.
- I only studied/memorized the life and musical style of Bach and Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz during the caf cram session, and to my great surprise (and even greater luck), those were the two that were the essay topics.
- I got 81 in the end, which is above-ish average, all by pure luck.

...and a little procrastination.
 
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