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title: "AP Music Theory Guided Practice"
description: "Fiveable has 11,027 AP Music Theory multiple-choice practice questions across 8 units, plus 130 stimulus-based question sets built around a source. Practice one unit or topic at a time."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-music-theory/guided-practice"
type: "guided-practice"
subject: "AP Music Theory"
---

# AP Music Theory Guided Practice

## Overview

Fiveable has 11,027 AP Music Theory multiple-choice practice questions across 8 units, plus 130 stimulus-based question sets built around a source. Practice one unit or topic at a time.

## Practice Questions by Unit

- Unit 1 – Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements: 2,242 multiple-choice questions, 10 stimulus sets
- Unit 2 – Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture: 2,303 multiple-choice questions, 70 stimulus sets
- Unit 3 – Triads and Seventh Chords: 887 multiple-choice questions, 40 stimulus sets
- Unit 4 – Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase: 1,853 multiple-choice questions
- Unit 5 – Chord Progressions and Predominant Function: 1,280 multiple-choice questions
- Unit 6 – Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices: 1,499 multiple-choice questions, 10 stimulus sets
- Unit 7 – Secondary Function: 430 multiple-choice questions
- Unit 8 – Modes and Form: 533 multiple-choice questions

## Sample Question

A listener observes a rhythmic pattern in a piece in 3/4 time where the accent structure temporarily shifts to imply a 3/2 meter across two measures. Which term describes this device?

- (A) Hemiola
- (B) Syncopation
- (C) Augmentation
- (D) Diminution

**Answer: (A)** Connecting the auditory effect to the theoretical term identifies the device. Hemiola specifically refers to the rhythmic superimposition of three binary beats (like 3/2) over two ternary measures (like 3/4), creating a temporary shift in accent.

## Related Practice

- [Roman Numeral FRQ practice: Part-Writing from Roman Numerals question questions scored by part](/ap-music-theory/frqs/roman-numeral-part-writing)
- [Harmonization FRQ practice: Harmonization of a Melody question questions scored by part](/ap-music-theory/frqs/harmonization)
- [AP Music Theory full-length practice exams](/ap-music-theory/practice-exams)
- [AP Music Theory subject hub](/ap-music-theory)

## About This Document

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- [llms.txt](https://fiveable.me/llms.txt): index of Fiveable's sections and URL patterns
- [llms-full.txt](https://fiveable.me/llms-full.txt): complete subject and unit listing
- [MCP server](https://fiveable.me/mcp): call Fiveable as tools instead of fetching pages (`https://fiveable.me/api/mcp`)
- [MCP server for AP teachers](https://fiveable.me/mcp/teachers): a teacher's classes, assignments and AP-rubric grading (`https://fiveable.me/api/mcp/teacher`)