I was passionately driven to teach Music Theory in High School because it was a subject that could have easily kept me from receiving my college diploma!  We didn't have theory back in the day!  I distinctly remember my college audition with Dr. Ludecke at Trenton State College (presently The College of New Jersey)  who asked me to spell a Perfect Fourth.  A what?  No clue.  And surprisingly, I was accepted anyway!

Coming from stellar high school grades to nearly failing Theory 101, I swore to myself that if I EVER made it out of college, I would teach Music Theory in a high school job and make sure NO KID EVER FELT THE WAY I DID that first semester!  I would create a test-free, quiz-free class where students would not robotically study material for a test, only to forget it the next day.  My semester-long class was filled with a million worksheets.  Flash cards.  White boards.  Repetition equaled retention.   My track record with the 32+ Music Educators in the field spoke for the success of the class structure.

So, here it is.  

The Music Theory Class I taught for over 35 years.  One semester.  Enough material for a student to successfully test out of Theory in college.

Please use any and all of the materials provided by clicking the links below.

I'm a fan of a good gimmick.  Early in my career, I went to Michael's craft store and purchased a rubber stamp which was a DIY English alphabet number rolling stamp.  (You can find them on Amazon!).  This became my "Woo-Hoo" stamp.  One could earn a "Woo-Hoo" (complete with my exuberant and joyful exclamation!) if one completed 100% of their worksheet correctly, equal to an A+.  The "Woo-Hoo" stamp became coveted in the competitive environment of Ridge High School's Music Theory Class.  

Gratefully, I never needed to change it to a "Boo-Hoo" stamp!!! 🤣