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AP Music Theory

8 units · 14 topics · 315 lessons · Exam: May

Pitch, rhythm, harmony, voice leading, and form, plus ear training and sight-singing.

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  1. 1Music Fundamentals I
  2. 2Music Fundamentals II
  3. 3Music Fundamentals III
  4. 4Harmony and Voice Leading I
  5. 5Harmony and Voice Leading II
  6. 6Harmony and Voice Leading III
  7. 7Harmony and Voice Leading IV
  8. 8Modes and Form
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Music Fundamentals I

Pitch, major scales and keys, rhythm, meter, and expressive elements.

  1. 1Pitch, Clefs, and RhythmUp next10 lessons
  2. 2Scales and Key Signatures25 lessons
2

Music Fundamentals II

Minor scales and keys, melody, timbre, and texture.

  1. 1Minor Scales, Melody, Timbre, and TextureCoverage growing
  2. 2Sight-Singing27 lessons
3

Music Fundamentals III

Triads and seventh chords.

  1. 1Intervals and Triads27 lessons
  2. 2Seventh Chords and InversionsCoverage growing
4

Harmony and Voice Leading I

Chord function, cadence, and phrase.

  1. 1Roman Numeral Analysis9 lessons
  2. 2Cadences and Nonchord Tones12 lessons
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Harmony and Voice Leading II

Chord progressions and predominant function.

  1. 1Four-Part Voice Leading32 lessons
  2. 2Chord Progressions and Predominant FunctionCoverage growing
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Harmony and Voice Leading III

Embellishments, motives, and melodic devices.

  1. 1Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic DevicesLessons from this unit
  2. 2Melodic and Harmonic Dictation31 lessons
7

Harmony and Voice Leading IV

Secondary function.

  1. 1Secondary Dominants and Modulation31 lessons
8

Modes and Form

Modes and musical form.

  1. 1Modes and FormCoverage growing