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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Indicates the end of a piece of music






2. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts






3. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics






4. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






5. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending






6. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature






7. A symbol that extends the value of a note by half the original value






8. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale






9. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic






10. The length of time sound of silence occurs






11. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat






12. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor






13. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






14. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart






15. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature






16. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release






17. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns






18. Unit of space in between bar lines






19. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step






20. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand






21. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note






22. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised seventh






23. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






24. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






25. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






26. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step






27. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth






28. A symbol used to extend the value of a note by connecting it to another note






29. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration






30. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built






31. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step






32. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






33. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C






34. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






35. The smallest interval between two notes






36. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






37. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






38. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






39. A single line of melody






40. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps






41. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature






42. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note






43. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






44. The distance between one wave and the next






45. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant






46. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






48. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree






49. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other






50. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time