AP Music Theory Reading Review

What melodic contour is aligned to the best practices?

• A melody that is mostly static (remaining on the same note).

• A melody that is mostly steps (with occasional leaps and repeats).

• A melody that is mostly leaps (with occasional steps and repeats).

How many focal points are found in a good melody?

• none

• 1

• 2

• 3

How should large melodic leaps get treated?

• approach and resolve in same direction as leap

• approach in same direction and resolve in opposite direction as the leap

• approach in opposite direction and resolve in the same direction as the leap

• approach and resolve in the opposite direction as the leap

To where does scale degree 7 have a melodic tendency to move?

• to the tonic

• to the submediant

• to the dominant

• to the subdominant

To where does scale degree 4 usually lead melodically?

• tonic

• dominant

• mediant

• submediant

What types of parallel harmonic intervals are to be avoided?

• seconds & fourths

• fifths & octaves

• third & sixths

• all of the above