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Library AP Music Theory Unit 1: Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements
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1. Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements

Key topics: Pitch notation on the staff (treble and bass clef), Rhythmic values and note/rest durations, Half steps and whole steps, Major scales and scale degrees, Major key signatures (up to 7 sharps and 7 flats), Simple beat division and compound beat division, Meter and time signatures (simple and compound), Common rhythmic patterns and beaming, Tempo markings, Dynamics and articulation markings.

17 instructional periods standard track

Unit 1: Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements

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Topics in this unit

  • Pitch notation on the staff (treble and bass clef)
  • Rhythmic values and note/rest durations
  • Half steps and whole steps
  • Major scales and scale degrees
  • Major key signatures (up to 7 sharps and 7 flats)
  • Simple beat division and compound beat division
  • Meter and time signatures (simple and compound)
  • Common rhythmic patterns and beaming
  • Tempo markings
  • Dynamics and articulation markings