AP Music Theory: Fill in the Blank
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Test Preparation > AP Music Theory
by Katie Valentine
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Question 1
A flat accidental lowers a natural note by a semitone.
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flat
Accidentals modify the pitch of a note for the measure in which they appear.
Question 2
An eighth note typically receives half a beat in 4/4 time.
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eighth
Rhythmic values determine the duration of a note.
Question 3
A major scale follows a specific pattern of whole steps and half steps: W-W-H-W-W-W-H.
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major
The major scale is a diatonic scale fundamental to Western music theory.
Question 4
The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh scale degree by a semitone when both ascending and descending to create a leading tone.
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harmonic
The raised seventh degree in the harmonic minor scale creates a stronger dominant function.
Question 5
The key of E major has four sharps in its key signature.
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sharps
Key signatures indicate the notes that are consistently altered from their natural pitch within a given key.
Question 6
D minor is the relative minor of F major, sharing the same key signature of one flat.
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relative
Relative major and minor keys share the same key signature.
Question 7
The interval from C to G is a fifth, indicating the number of scale degrees between the two notes.
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fifth
The numerical name of an interval indicates the distance between the two notes, counting both the starting and ending notes.
Question 8
A perfect fourth above C is F, an interval quality common to unisons, fourths, fifths, and octaves.
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perfect
Perfect intervals, along with major, minor, augmented, and diminished, describe the specific size and sound of an interval.
Question 9
The inversion of a major seventh interval is a minor second.
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inversion
Inverting an interval means moving the lower note up an octave or the upper note down an octave, changing its quality and quantity.
Question 10
A second inversion triad has the fifth of the chord in the bass, often indicated by the figured bass symbol 6/4.
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second
Chord inversions change which chord tone is in the bass, affecting the harmonic texture.
Question 11
The dominant seventh chord is built on the fifth scale degree and is crucial for creating harmonic tension that resolves to the tonic.
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dominant
The dominant seventh chord is one of the most common seventh chords and is characterized by its strong pull to the tonic.
Question 12
A 3/4 time signature indicates three quarter notes per measure.
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quarter
The bottom number of a time signature indicates which note value receives one beat.
Question 13
Compound meter, such as 6/8, divides the beat into three equal subdivisions.
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Compound
Compound meters have a beat that is naturally divided into three, while simple meters divide the beat into two.
Question 14
The tonic chord serves as the home key or central pitch around which a piece of music revolves.
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tonic
The tonic is the stable, resting chord and functions as the point of arrival and departure in tonal music.
Question 15
A perfect authentic cadence provides the strongest sense of closure in tonal music, typically moving from V to I with specific voice leading.
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authentic
Cadences are harmonic progressions that create a sense of conclusion or pause.
Question 16
A half cadence ends on the dominant chord, creating a feeling of temporary pause or expectation.
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half
Half cadences are common points of rest before continuing a musical phrase.
Question 17
Consecutive parallel octaves are forbidden in strict four-part voice leading because they reduce the independence of the voices.
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octaves
Avoiding parallel perfect intervals (fifths and octaves) is a fundamental rule in species counterpoint and traditional part writing.
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