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AP Music Theory

🎶AP Music Theory

Exam Date: May 12, 2023

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🎵Unit 1 – Music Fundamentals I (Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements)

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1.2 Rhythmic Values

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1.4 Major Scales and Scale Degrees

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1.5 Major Keys and Key Signatures

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1.6 Simple and Compound Beat Division

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1.7 Meter and Time Signature

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1.8 Rhythmic Patterns

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🎶Unit 2 – Music Fundamentals II (Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture)

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2.5 Interval Size and Quality

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2.7 Transposing Instruments

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2.10 Melodic Transposition

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2.11 Texture and Texture Types

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2.12 Texture Devices

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2.13 Rhythmic Devices

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🎻Unit 3 – Music Fundamentals III (Triads and Seventh Chords)

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3.2 Diatonic Chords and Roman Numerals

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3.3 Chord Inversions and Figures: Introduction to Figured Bass

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3.4 Seventh Chords

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3.5 Seventh Chord Inversions and Figures

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AP Music Theory: Review of Triads + Introduction to Triads in Inversion

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Review of Ear Training and Building Triads

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🎹Unit 4 – Harmony and Voice Leading I (Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase)

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4.1 Harmony and Voice Leading I

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4.2 SATB Voice Leading

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4.2 SATB Voice Leading

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4.3 Harmonic Progression, Functional Harmony, and Cadences

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4.4 Voice Leading with Seventh Chords

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4.5 Voice Leading with Seventh Chords in Inversions

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🎸Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions and Predominant Function

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5.1 Adding Predominant Function IV (iv) and ii (ii0) to a Melodic Phrase

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5.3 Predominant Seventh Chords

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5.4 The iii (III) Chord

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5.5 Cadences and Predominant Function

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5.6 Cadential 6/4 Chords

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5.7 Additional 6/4 chords

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🎺Unit 6 – Harmony and Voice Leading III (Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices)

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6.1 Embellishing Tones: Identifying Passing Tones and Neighbor Tones

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6.2 Embellishing Tones: Writing Passing Tones and Neighbor Tones

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6.4 Embellishing Tones: Identifying and Writing Suspensions; Identifying Retardations

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6.6 Melodic Sequences

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6.7 Harmonic Sequences

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Unit 6 Overview: Harmony and Voice Leading III (Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices)

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🎤Unit 7 – Harmony and Voice Leading IV (Secondary Function)

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7.1 Tonicization through Secondary Dominant Chords

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7.2 Part Writing of Secondary Dominant Chords

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7.3 Tonicization through Secondary Leading Tone Chords

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7.4 Part Writing of Secondary Leading Tone Chords

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Harmony and Voice Leading IV: Secondary Function

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🎷Unit 8 – Modes & Form

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8.1 Modes

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8.2 Phrase Relationships

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8.3 Common Formal Sections

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Unit 8 Overview: Modes and Form

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✏️Frequently Asked Questions

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9.0 Is AP Music Theory Hard? Is AP Music Theory Worth Taking?

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9.0 What Memes Are Perfect for AP Music Theory?

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9.0 How Do I Self-Study AP Music Theory?

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How Can I Get a 5 in AP Music Theory?

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What Are the Best AP Music Theory Textbooks and Prep Books?

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What Are the Best Quizlet Decks for AP Music Theory?

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📝Exam Skills

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AP Music Theory Free Response Help - FRQ/LEQ

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AP Music Theory Multiple Choice Help (MCQ)

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🙏Exam Reviews

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Building 7th Chords

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Overall Review: Units 1-4

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Writing Seventh Chords in Inversion

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❓Q & A sessions

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APMT Q&A Slide Deck

Mickey Hansen

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AP Music Theory: Q&A Study Session

Mickey Hansen

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TA Led Q&A session

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📆Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

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2022 AP Music Theory Exam Guide

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🎶 AP Music Theory - 5-Hour Cram Finale

Mickey Hansen

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Ear Training (Intervals and Dictations)

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🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

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APMT Cram Finale

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APMT Cram Finale

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🌶️ AP Music Theory Cram Finale May 10, 2021

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🌶️ AP Music Theory Finale Watch Party Admin 2

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🌶️ AP Music Theory Finale Watch Party Admin 3

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Download AP Music Theory Cheat Sheet PDF Cram Chart

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🎵Unit 1 – Music Fundamentals I (Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements)

🎶Unit 2 – Music Fundamentals II (Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture)

🎻Unit 3 – Music Fundamentals III (Triads and Seventh Chords)

🎹Unit 4 – Harmony and Voice Leading I (Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase)

🎸Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions and Predominant Function

🎺Unit 6 – Harmony and Voice Leading III (Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices)

🎤Unit 7 – Harmony and Voice Leading IV (Secondary Function)

🎷Unit 8 – Modes & Form

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✏️Frequently Asked Questions

📝Exam Skills

🙏Exam Reviews

❓Q & A sessions

📆Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

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