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Library AP Music Theory Unit 8: Modes and Form
⁂   AP Music Theory · Unit 8

8. Modes and Form

Key topics: Church modes: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, Identifying modes from key signature and characteristic scale degree, Phrase relationships: parallel and contrasting periods, sentences, Common formal sections: binary form (simple and rounded), ternary form, rondo, Introduction to sonata form: exposition, development, recapitulation, Formal labels and section identification in score analysis.

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Unit 8: Modes and Form

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Topics in this unit

  • Church modes: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
  • Identifying modes from key signature and characteristic scale degree
  • Phrase relationships: parallel and contrasting periods, sentences
  • Common formal sections: binary form (simple and rounded), ternary form, rondo
  • Introduction to sonata form: exposition, development, recapitulation
  • Formal labels and section identification in score analysis