Review the AP Music Theory study guides
Brush up on a unit before you practice its free-response questions.
Unit 1 – Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements
Unit 2 – Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture
Unit 3 – Triads and Seventh Chords
Unit 4 – Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase
Unit 5 – Chord Progressions and Predominant Function
Unit 6 – Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices
Unit 7 – Secondary Function
Unit 8 – Modes and Form
AP Music Theory Exam
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