AP Music Theory

Time/Meter

100

This is the label for Time Signatures that are divisible by 2 inner beats.

What is Simple?

200

This is the label for Time Signatures that are divisible by 3 inner beats?

What is Compound?

300

These are the (3) terms assigned to time signatures that is dependent on the number of big beats per measure.

What are Duple, Triple, Quadruple?

400

This is the full designation of a 9/8 measure using the proper categorization for the division of beats and large beats in the measure as a whole (two words).

What is Compound Triple?

500

This is the full designation of a 6/16 measure using the proper categorization for the division of beats and large beats in the measure as a whole (two words).

What is Compound Duple?

Key/Scales

100

This is the term used for notes that are in a key signature.

What is Diatonicism?

200

This is the term used for notes that are not in the key signature.

What is Chromaticism?

300

This is the term that is used for a scale variation that shares all Diatonic pitches with a Major Key but starts on a different note.

What is a mode?

400

These are the adjusted scale degrees of any Locrian.

What are b2, b3, b5, b6, b7?

500

These is the Major Key of the following scale:

Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

What is Dorian?

Intervals

100

These are the 4 types of intervals that can result between most notes.

What are Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished?

200

These are the 4 intervals that have no Major or Minor designation.

What are Unison, 4th, 5th, Octave?

300

These are all of the Non-Diatonic Intervals, in order.

What are D1, A1, D2, m2, A2, D2, m2, A2, D3, m3, A3, D4, A4, D5, A5, D6, m6, A6, D7, m7, A7, D8, A8?

400

This is the resulting interval between Cb and A.

What is an Augmented 6th?

500

This is the resulting interval between a Dbb and a Cbbb?

What is a Diminished 7th?

Triads

100

These are the two stacked intervals that create a Major Triad.

What is two Major Thirds?

200

These are the Scale Degrees that make up a Triad.

What are Root (1st), 3rd, 5th?

300

These are the notes that make up a C-Flat Diminished Triad.

What are Cb, Ebb, Gbb?

400

This is the Lead-Sheet Symbol for a Gb Minor Triad is 2nd inverson.

What is Gb/Db?

500

This is the Figured Bass Symbol for an Ab Augmented Triad in first inversion.

What is Ab+(6)

Miscellaneous

100

These are the intervals between notes that create a Major Scale.

What are WWHWWWH?

200

These are the proper names of all 7 scale degrees.

What are Tonic, Super Tonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant, Submediant, Leading Tone?

300

These are the qualities of all the Diatonic Triads in a MAJOR KEY written as Roman Numerals.

What are I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii0?

400

These are the qualities of all Diatonic Triads in a MINOR KEY written as Roman Numerals.

What are i, ii0, III, iv, V, VI, VII?

500

Write out 5 Triads as designated by your classmates faster than me :)

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