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Sam Doyle has been at Weaver since 1986. He attended the first Governor’s School of NC in Choral music. He began teaching in Greensboro in 1969. He was twice Teacher of the Year for the Greensboro City Schools, and received the Lara Hoggard Award (from NCACDA) for “distinguished service in Choral Music in NC.” He is also a reader for the national exams in Advanced Placement Music Theory since 2006. He continues to be an active adjudicator for NC Music Educators Association.

Music Theory • This course emphasizes a thorough review of music fundamentals as a precursor to AP Music Theory.  Attention is given to the areas of key signatures, scale construction, and triad construction/inversion.  Rudimentary exercises in four-part figured bass realization will be assigned throughout the course.  The course will also include the development of sight singing as well as melodic/harmonic dictation skills within the common-practice tonal tradition.

AP Music Theory • The students will master those aspects of Music Theory which will enable them to be successful in taking the College Board examination in this topic area. Emphasis will be given to the areas of harmonization/part writing, aural dictation, and sight-singing skills. Melodic, form, and harmonic analysis assignments as well as creative composition exercises will be assigned throughout the course. The course will also include the development of listening skills using standard (common practice) Western tonal repertoire.