Master AP Music Theory from pitch and rhythm through harmony, voice leading, modes, and form. Flashcards, cheat sheets, essential terms, practice questions, and visual reviews for all 8 units, all completely free.
Each unit has 6 study resources: flashcards, cheat sheet, essential terms, practice questions, visual review, and FRQ practice.
AP Music Theory is a college-level introductory music theory course that develops your ability to read, write, hear, and analyze music. The course builds from the fundamentals (pitch, rhythm, scales, and meter) through the construction of chords, the rules of harmony and voice leading, and finally the analysis of modes and musical form.
This page covers all 8 units: Music Fundamentals I, II, and III; Harmony and Voice Leading I, II, III, and IV; and Modes and Form.
Unlike most AP courses, the College Board does not assign a fixed percentage of the exam to each unit. Instead, the exam is weighted by section: 45% multiple choice, 45% free response, and 10% sight-singing. Content from all eight units, organized around the four big ideas of pitch, rhythm, form, and music design, appears throughout every section. In practice, Units 4–7 (harmony and voice leading) carry the most weight because part-writing and harmonic analysis dominate the free-response section.
Every page on this site is aligned to the College Board's official AP Music Theory Course and Exam Description and completely free. Use what works for your study style: flashcards for active recall, the cheat sheet for a one-page overview, or practice questions to test yourself before the exam.
Every unit has the same 6 study resources, designed for different learning styles.