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Unit 1: Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive ElementsPitch and Scales · Rhythm, Meter, and ExpressionUnit 2: Music Fundamentals II: Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and TextureMinor Scales and Melody · Timbre and TextureUnit 4: Harmony and Voice Leading I: Chord Function, Cadence, and PhraseChord Function and Cadences · Voice Leading FundamentalsUnit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions and Predominant FunctionChord Progressions · Harmonic AnalysisExam Prep Pricing
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