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AP Music Theory MCQ Question with Answer

AP Music Theory MCQ with detailed explanation for interview, entrance and competitive exams. Explanation are given for understanding.

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Question No : 29
What is the term for the process of altering a chord by adding an additional note not found in the original triad?

Inversion
Extension
Suspension
Embellishment

Question No : 30
What is the term for a musical technique where two or more voices or instruments play the same melody, but starting at different times?

Round
Canon
Fugue
Inversion

Question No : 31
Which term describes a chord that is built on the fourth degree of a major or natural minor scale?

Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Tonic chord
Mediant chord

Question No : 32
What is the term for a musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?

Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Fermata

Question No : 33
What is the term for a chord that is made up of the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale?

Major chord
Minor chord
Diminished chord
Augmented chord

Question No : 34
Which term describes the organization of beats into groups of two or four in a measure?

Meter
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation

Question No : 35
In music theory, what does intonation refer to?

The quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument
The tempo of a piece
The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a progression