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This AP Music Theory study guide covers rhythmic patterns (simple and complex), dotted rhythms, rhythmic motifs, and rhythm notation (stem direction, beaming, noteheads, swing). It also touches upon rhythmic styles throughout history, including African drumming, Indian Classical music, Ancient Greek music, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th & 21st-century music, and Jazz. The guide includes practice questions and focuses on key exam topics such as rhythmic dictation and notation.
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Let's start simple! 🎉 Which of the following is a characteristic of a basic rhythmic pattern?
It's always syncopated
It's a series of random notes
It repeats a series of rhythms in a specific order
It only uses dotted notes