AP Music Theory 1.1 Aural Skills
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AP Music Theory 1.1 Aural Skills. Determine the intervals being played and choose the correct notation for the audio sample.
AP | AP Music Theory |
AP Music Theory | Aural Skills Score Analysis |
Language | English Language |
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to your new favorite jam.. crank the volume here we go [numbers 1, 2 and 3 appear]
Huh, awesome I think Aerosmith wrote that alright done hitting replay great, so
which of the following was played and here are potential answers.... alright so
what was that haunting ethereal tune and why do we suddenly have the urge to [Mice wearing glasses]
donate spectacles to mice well first let's figure out the interval or err
distance we're hearing between the first two notes well it sounds like they're
very close though we're pretty sure they haven't exchanged BFF necklaces yet so if [musical notes in a park]
they're not BFFs maybe there's a note they're both closer to maybe we should
take a look at a piano to make sure and thanks to the power of movie magic we [man pulls piano out of back pocket]
just happen to have one in our back pocket here oh we can see that there is
indeed a note in between D and C it's D flat or C sharp depending on which note [Finger pointing to D flat on piano]
he's hanging out with that means we're not hearing answer B, because the
interval between D and C sharp is only a half step or a minor second which is too
small just like every airplane seat we've ever sat in we can use the same [Man squished sitting next to someone on an airplane]
reasoning to eliminate answer D the interval from D flat to C is only a half
step or a minor second clearly some notes don't respect personal space
alright so we're halfway there hello livin on a prayer, sorry.. So in the clip [Bon Jovi singing]
we listen to the second interval we heard was also a whole step or a major
second so let's check out answer A the interval between C and B is only a half
step or minor second so that can't be it we've got to go down another half step [Musical notes]
to get a major second which we can do by flatting the B that means that the [B flat added to musical notes]
correct notation is answer C. The intervals from D to C and C to B flat
are both whole steps or major seconds... looks like some notes respect boundaries
now if you'll excuse us we're off to start a non-profit to aid blind mice [boy and girl stood by a stand for guide dogs for blind mice]