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ap music theory - q&a: intervals & rhythmic dictation

originally streamed in 2020 with Lily OuilletteStudent
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Get your AP Music Theory questions answered with focused help on sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation, and interval identification. This office hours session walks through student questions and breaks down exam techniques that strengthen you ...more

curriculum note

This video references a 'shortened test' from the COVID-era AP exams (2020–2021). The current AP Music Theory exam format may differ from what is described—check College Board's website for up-to-date exam structure and rules.

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units
Unit 1 – Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Session Introduction and Setup

  • 1:34

    Fiveable Website Resources

  • 4:38

    Music Theory Memes

  • 5:44

    First Rhythmic Dictation

  • 10:53

    Reviewing First Dictation

  • 15:48

    Second Rhythmic Dictation

  • 20:23

    Reviewing Second Dictation

  • 24:42

    Explaining Dotted Rhythms

  • 26:50

    Introduction to Intervals

  • 28:55

    Major vs Minor Intervals

  • 31:32

    Playing Interval Examples

  • 35:07

    Tritone Explanation

  • 40:20

    Octave and Notation

  • 41:55

    Interval Songs Mnemonics

  • 51:31

    Related Intervals Explanation

  • 55:06

    Interval Guessing Exercise

  • 1:03:21

    Reviewing First Intervals

  • 1:08:17

    Continuing Interval Exercise

  • 1:12:43

    Reviewing Remaining Intervals

  • 1:15:56

    AP Exam Discussion

  • 1:19:02

    Practice Resources Overview

  • 1:20:38

    Future Topics Preview

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