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AP Music Theory
Practice Test 1
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SECTION I
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TOTAL TIME: APPROXIMATELY 80 MINUTES
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 75
45% OF TOTAL SCORE
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Directions
Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by four suggested answers. Select the best answer in each case and fill in the corresponding circle on the multiple-choice answer sheet. You have to press the PLAY button above every question for music playing.
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Part A
TIME: APPROXIMATELY 48 MINUTES
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Questions 1-6 ask you to identify pitch patterns that are played. In each case, the question number will be announced. You will have 10 seconds to read the choices; then you will hear the musical example played twice, with a brief pause between playings. Remember to read the choices for each question after the number is announced. Listen to the music for Questions 1-6 and identify the pitch patterns that are played.
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