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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts






2. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






4. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






7. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






8. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






9. The smallest interval between two notes






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






11. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






13. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






16. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






17. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






18. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






22. 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






23. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






29. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






32. A minor church mode with a flatted second






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






35. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line






36. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third






37. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic






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






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






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






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






42. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






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






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






45. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






49. An interval that consists of two half steps






50. Scale degree 7 in the natural minor scale when the 7th is a whole step above the tonic