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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart






2. The speed of a beat






3. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






4. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale






5. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts






6. Indicates the end of a piece of music






7. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






9. The distance between one wave and the next






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






11. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace






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






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






14. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






15. A cross rhythm or a metric device where the rhythmic relation of three notes occurs in the time of two






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






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






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






19. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant






20. A single line of melody






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






22. Two lines that signal the end of a section of music






23. High male voice; clef is on the fourth line






24. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






28. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






29. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart






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






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






32. The use of all three minor forms within a composition






33. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised two half steps






34. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium






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






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






37. An interval that consists of two half steps






38. The body of a note






39. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided






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






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






42. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C






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






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






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






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






47. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






48. The length of time sound of silence occurs






49. A set of five lines and four spaces for note writing; each line corresponds to a note with a letter name in between A and G






50. The smallest interval between two notes