AP Music Theory Quiz

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AP Music Theory Quiz - Unit 1

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What is it called when a key on a piano has two names? *

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Accidental

Diatonic scale

Enharmonic note

Pitch

What is a grand staff? *

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Two staves that are connected on the side consisting of the treble and bass clef.

A staff containing the treble clef, alto clef, and bass clef.

An alto clef that moves up and down in between the music.

Collection of several notes not in order.

What are the accidentals that could occur? *

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Enharmonic, sharp, bassA

Treble, bass, alto

Flat, sharp

Flat, sharp, natural

What is the one rule of accidentals that you should follow? *

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Accidentals must be applied to all the same notes till the end of the measure.

Accidentals are applied to all the notes till the end of the passage.

Accidentals must be applied to all of the notes after till the end of the line.

Accidentals are applied whenever you feel like it.

Why would you use a tie? *

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To connect two notes together and create one longer note.

To connect two measures.

To connect two different songs together.

To connect two different styles of music.

Are slurs and ties the same? *

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No, slurs are used to connect two notes that are the same and ties are used to connect two different notes.

Yes, they connect two different notes.

No, slurs are used to connect two different notes and ties are used to connect two notes that are the same.

Yes, they connect two notes that are the same.

What is an octave? *

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An interval of 8 notes.

An interval of 2 pitches.

An interval of 16 notes.

An interval of 10 pitches.

What is the correct order of the pitches names starting with 1st scale degree? *

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Tonic, supertonic, submediant, mediant, subdominant, dominant, subtonic

Tonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, subtonic, supertonic

Tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, subtonic

Tonic, subtonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, supertonic

What does the key signature indicate? *

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The tone of the music.

The key you are playing in.

How many beats per measure.

What octave you are in.

Which is the correct order of sharps going from left to right on the staff? *

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F, C, G, A, B, E, D

B, E, A, D, G, C, F

F, C, G, D, A, E, D

B, E, A, G, D, C, F

What does it mean when beats in the time signature given can be divided into three? *

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They are enharmonic notes.

They are in a simple meter.

They are in a compound meter.

They are divisible by three.

What does each number mean in the time signature? *

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The top number is the amount of beats in the measure and the bottom number is the kind of note that gets the beat.

The bottom number is the amount of beats in the measure and the top number is the kind of note that gets the beat.

They both are the amount of beats in the measure.

They both are the kind of note that gets the beat.

When notating rhythm in a grand staff, what direction do the stems go? *

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Soprano and alto stems go up, tenor and bass go down

Soprano and bass stems go up, alto and tenor go down.

Soprano stems go up, bass, alto, and tenor go down.

Soprano and tenor stems go up, alto and bass go down.

What is the slowest tempo? *

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Adagio

Grave

Andante

Moderato

What is the fastest tempo? *

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Presto

Largo

Prestissimo

Larghetto

Which are some tempo markings that could be included in the music? *

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Accelerando, adagio, grave, rubato

Adagio, grave, adante, moderato

Largo, larghetto, presto, prestissimo

Accelerando, ritardando, ritenuto, rubato

What are dynamic markings? *

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Markings to show how loud or soft the music should be played.

Markings to show how loud the music should be played.

Markings to show how soft the music should be played.

Markings to show how long the music should be played.

Which is the softest dynamic? *

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Mezzo-piano

Pianissimo

Forte

Fortissimo

What does subito mean? *

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An immediate change in speed.

An immediate change in volume.

A slow change in speed.

A slow change in volume.

What is articulation? *

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How detached or connected the surrounding notes are.

How detached the surrounding notes are.

How connected the surrounding notes are.

How loud the surrounding notes are.

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