AP® Music Theory Outreach Project Survey Results - Quantitative J. Daniel Jenkins, University of South Carolina

The Surveys Three Surveys: Visits by SMT Members to AP® Music Theory Classes (n = 22) AP® Music Theory Teachers (n = 37) AP® Music Theory Students (n = 64) Not all teachers and students who participated in the surveys were visited by SMT Members (and not all who were visited filled out a survey)

AP® Teacher Survey – School Location

SMT Member Survey – School Classification

AP® Teacher Survey – Teacher Education

AP® Teacher Survey – Teacher Experience with Music Theory 40.54% also reported some kind of College Board Training, such as an AP® Summer Institute

AP® Teacher Survey – Teacher Experience with Music Theory 40.54% also reported some kind of College Board Training, such as an AP® Summer Institute

AP® Teacher Survey – Experience Teaching Music Theory The teachers reported an average of 11 years of experience teaching music theory, with a range of 1 to 30 years.

SMT Member Survey – Student Grade Level

Student Participants – Grade Level

AP® Teacher Survey – Student Grade Level

SMT Member Survey – Student Musical Background

AP® Teacher Survey – Student Musical Background

Student Participants – Musical Background

SMT Member Survey – Observed Student Gender

Student Participants – Gender

AP® Teacher Survey – Student Gender

AP® Teacher Participants – Gender

SMT Member Survey – Observed Student Race/Ethnicity

Student Participants – Race/Ethnicity

AP® Teacher Survey – Student Race/Ethnicity

AP® Teacher Participants – Race/Ethnicity

AP® Teacher Participants – Diversity Relative to School Population

AP® Teacher Participants – Diversity Going Forward

Student Survey – Kinds of Musical Examples

AP® Teacher Survey – Musical Styles/Periods

AP® Teacher Survey – Musical Styles/Periods

AP® Teacher Survey – Popular

AP® Teacher Survey – Popular

AP® Teacher Survey – Popular

Student Survey – Real vs. Didactic Examples

AP® Teacher Survey – Do you use Didactic Examples?

SMT Member Survey – Balance of Written Theory and Aural Skills

SMT Member Survey – Time of Visit

SMT Member Survey – Fundamentals

AP® Teacher Survey – Fundamentals

Student Survey – Fundamentals

SMT Member Survey – Aural Skills

SMT Member Survey – Aural Skills

SMT Member Survey – Aural Skills

AP® Teacher Survey – Aural Skills

AP® Teacher Survey – Aural Skills

Student Survey – Aural Skills

SMT Member Survey – Aural Skills

AP® Teacher Survey – Aural Skills

Student Survey – Aural Skills

SMT Member Survey – Composition

AP® Teacher Survey – Composition

Student Survey – Composition

SMT Member Survey – Composition

AP® Teacher Survey – Composition

Student Survey – Composition

SMT Member Survey – Style Composition

AP® Teacher Survey – Style Composition

Student Survey – Style Composition

SMT Member Survey – Analysis

AP® Teacher Survey – Analysis

Student Survey - Analysis

SMT Member Survey – Advanced Topics

AP® Teacher Survey – Advanced Topics

Student Survey – Advanced Topics

SMT Member Survey – Advanced Topics

AP® Teacher Survey – Advanced Topics

Student Survey – Advanced Topics

Student Survey – Most Helpful Modes of Instruction

Student Survey – Intellectually challenging

Student Survey – Difficulty compared to other AP® courses

Student Survey – Do you plan to take the AP® Theory Exam?

Student Survey – What score do you expect?

Student Survey - Would you favor a school that accepts AP® credit?