AP Music Theory-Form and Meter

Give two examples of duple meter.

• 2/2, 4/8

• 5/4, 7/8

• 2/4, 4/4

• 3/4, 6/8

Give two examples of triple meter.

• 2/4, 4/4

• 3/4, 6/8

• 3/4, 9/8

• 2/2, 4/8

What is amplitude?

• Pitch of a sound

• Volume of a sound

• Duration of a sound

• Quality of a sound

What is the grouping of beats into a recurring pattern called?

• Pulse

• Tempo

• Meter

• Rhythm

What is the space between two pitches called?

• Dissonance

• Intervals

• Chords

• Consonance

What is the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint called?

• Rondo

• Theme and Variation

• Fugue

• Binary Form

Form is based on

• Repetition

• Pitch

• Contrast

• Variation

Match the following

• ABACADA

• Binary Form

• Same Verse, Different Words

• Ternary Form

• ABA

• Rondo

• AB

• Strophic Form

• AA'A"A'''A""...

• Theme and Variations

Pop Song Form

Chorus - (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)  

• Chorus

• the hook
• adds emotion rather than details
• repeated section that is the most memorable
• tells the story
• more lyrics, more words
• words change each repeat
• words don't change on repeat

Pop Song Verse​ ​ ​

• the hook

• tells the story

• more lyrics, more words

• repeated section that is the most memorable
• tells the story