Welcome to AP Music Theory

Welcome to the Gunn 2008-09 AP Music Theory Class. I thought it would be a great ice-breaker to have each member of the class post a paragraph about themselves here at this blog. Fill us in on your musical background and a little about yourself. It's a fun and easy way to get to know each other better. Be sure to include your picture. If you have any trouble posting, or don't have a picture, come see me and I can help you.

I am Bill Liberatore. I have been teaching this class since 1989. It scares me just a little that none of you were born when I started teaching it! Yikes. I really love teaching this course and I hope I can get you excited about musicianship and how much more pleasurable your interaction with music can be when you really know what is going on! In addition to teaching AP Music Theory I am the Choir Director at Gunn. Check out our website to learn more about our awesome choir program (www.gunnchoir.org). I also conduct a lot of musicals in the Bay Area for TheatreWorks and American Musical Theatre of San Jose, so I work a lot with professional musicians and I do a lot of work with arranging and orchestrating outside of school. I hope you will have a chance to see one of my shows this year! I am married with two kids, Ryan 12 and Emily 9 and I LOVE TV and traveling and COFFEE!!!

I look forward to working with you all!