AP music Theory Chapter 1 quiz

Notation shows…

pitch and duration

pitch

the highest or lowness of a tone, represented by notes

Duration

length of time a note or rest lasts

Interval

relationship between two notes

Enharmonics

tones that have the same pitch but different letter names

Half-step motion

a not followed by another that is either a half step up or down

Irregular divisions/subdivisions

divisions that require added numbers

Rhythm

a general term used to describe the motion of music in time

meter

a regular recurring pattern of strong and weak beats

Compound meter

each pulse is a dotted note

8/4

simple quadruple

8/8

simple quadruple

8/16

simple quadruple

6/4

compound duple

3/2

simple triple

6/4 =

3/2

3 ways to accent a note

symbol, dynamic, agogic

agogic accent

using duration to accent a note

how do agogic accents work

acoustically lengthened notes sound stronger.

Scale degree symbol

^

conjunct

together

disconjunc

apart

line below a scale degree

scale degree below doe

How to notate music

In a way that shows the beats

duple meter

a meter with 2 pulses per mesure

triple meter

A meter with 3 pulses per measure

quadruple meter

A meter with 4 pulses per measure

2/4

simple duple

2/2

simple duple

2/8

simple duple

3/4

simple triple

3/2

simple triple

3/8

simple triple

4/4

simple quadruple

4/2

simple quadruple

4/8

simple quadruple

6/8

compound duple

6/4

compound duple

6/16

compound duple

9/8

compound triple

9/4

compound triple

9/16

compound triple

12/8

compound quadruple

12/4

compound quadruple

12/16

compound quadruple

simple meter

A meter where the basic pulse will be a note that is not dotted

syncopation

When a part of the measure that is usually unstressed (weak beats) is accented

asymmetrical meter

A meter where the pulse cannot be divided into equal groups

5/4

asymmetrical

5/8

asymmetrical

5/16

asymmetrical

7/4

asymmetrical

7/8

asymmetrical

7/16

asymmetrical

tuplet

Breaking down notes

Pitch class

What octave a note is in in reference to c4

Tuplet rule

divide the note into the natural division until the number on notes gets high enough to be the natural division of the next shortest note