AP Music Theory Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

Which of the following statements best describes the error in measure 3 ?

A: The first pitch is incorrect, and the second pitch is correct.

Which of the following statements best describes the error in measure 4 ?

D: The rhythm is incorrect.

Which of the following statements best describes the error in measure 5 ?

C: The third pitch is incorrect.

Which of the following statements best describes the error in measure 6 ?

D: The rhythm is incorrect.

The articulation is mostly

B: Staccato

The dynamics of the excerpt are best described as

A: Fortissimo

The tempo of the excerpt is best described as

D: Allegro

The meter of the excerpt is best described as

B: 4/4

The excerpt features all of the following expressive devices EXCEPT

D: steady tempo throughout

The meter of the excerpt can best be described as

A: 2/4

Which of the following is played?

D: A, Bb, A, G

Which correctly notates the repeated rhythmic pattern?

C: The rhythm consists of a dotted eighth note, a sixteenth note, and an eighth note in the first beat, and three eighth notes in the second beat.

Which of the following rhythmic patterns is played in the third measure?

A: The rhythm of measure three is an eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes in the first beat, and a quarter note in the second beat.

Which of the following rhythmic patterns is played in the second measure?

B: The rhythm is eighth notes for beats one and two followed by quarter notes on beats three and four.

Compared to the first pitch, the second pitch moves

C: up by leap

Compared to the first pitch, the second pitch moves

B: down by leap

In which of the following measures is the beaming correct for the meter indicated?

B: The meter indicated is simple triple, therefore the beaming should reflect three quarter-note beats in the measure. The notes that make up each quarter note beat are beamed together, and each beat is beamed separately from the other two beats in the measure.

Which of the following tempo markings is the fastest?

D: Presto

Which of the following dynamic markings indicates a gradual increase in loudness?

A: Crescendo

Which of the following is played?

B: This is the rhythm that is heard.

The rhythm of the opening melody played by the flute is most accurately notated as

A: After an initial chord played on the downbeat, the opening instrumental melody begins with a three-note pickup in a dotted rhythm pattern. The dotted rhythm pattern comprises one beat, so in simple triple meter is notated as a dotted eighth-sixteenth note. This dotted rhythm is heard on beats two and three in the next measure.

The last beat of the example features which of the following types of articulation?

B: Marcato accent

The example you will hear is in 4/4 time and is four measures long. The rhythmic pulse will be established before the example is played. Which of the following measures of the example contains chromatic pitches?

C: 3

The pulse (beat) of the excerpt is best described as

B: Triple pulse throughout

The tempo of the excerpt can best be described as

D: Allegro

Which of the following scales is played?

C: A descending major scale is heard, and this notation is correct for an A major scale.

In B major, which of the following pitches are, respectively, the tonic, subdominant, and dominant?

C: B, E, and F-sharp

The tempo markings above the score tell the performers to

B: Speed up then slow down