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AP Music Theory
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performing-arts
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ap
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Mediant
Minor Pentachord
Relative Minor
Ionian Mode
2. A symbol that extends the value of a note by half the original value
Subdominat
Anacrusis
Pentatonic Scale
Dot
3. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided
Major Scale
Mixolydian Mode
Phrygian Mode
Meter
4. Series of duration of sound and silence
System
Dominant
Rhythm
Melodic Minor Scale
5. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic
Pentatonic Scale
Leading Tone
Relative Minor
Neutral Clef
6. The length of time sound of silence occurs
Syncopation
Baritone
Relative Minor
Duration
7. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Articulation- Envelope
Neutral Clef
Mezzo-Soprano
Mixolydian Mode
8. Meters that have beat units of unequal length
Enharmonic Equivalent
Asymmetrical Meter
Compound Meter
Whole Step
9. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Melodic Minor Scale
Major Scale
Ionian Mode
10. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords
Major Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
Scale Degree
Blues Scale
11. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat
Tonic
Dot
Anacrusis
Meter
12. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics
Syncopation
Tempo
Articulation- Envelope
Beat
13. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Double Sharp (X)
Leading Tone
Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
14. The distance between one wave and the next
Duration
Articulation- Envelope
Beat
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
15. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Chromatic Scale
Minor Pentachord
Pentatonic Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
16. The body of a note
Note Head
Relative Minor
Major Scale
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
17. A minor church mode with a flatted second
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Blues Scale
Hemiola
Phrygian Mode
18. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor
Melodic Minor Scale
Church Mode
Relative Minor
Dorian Mode
19. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Submediant
Beat
Syncopation
Raised Submediant
20. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Consonant
Double Flat (bb)
Double Sharp (X)
Mezzo-Soprano
21. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Major Scale
Subdominat
Meter
Staff
22. A major church mode with a raised fourth
Duration
Dominant
Scale
Lydian Mode
23. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic
Whole Step
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Tempo
Supertonic
24. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Duration
Hertz
Ionian Mode
Natural Minor Scale
25. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Asymmetrical Meter
Double Flat (bb)
Tie
26. The smallest interval between two notes
Half Step
System
Consonant
Baritone
27. Consists of two whole steps and a half step
Phrygian Mode
Tetrachord
Lydian Mode
Anacrusis
28. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending
Melodic Minor Scale
Consonant
Blues Scale
Baritone
29. An interval that consists of two half steps
Tempo
Scale Degree
Whole Step
Dominant
30. The use of all three minor forms within a composition
Compound Meter
Harmonic Minor Scale
Scalar Variance
C Clef
31. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart
Neutral Clef
Beat
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Melodic Minor Scale
32. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Key Signature
Asymmetrical Meter
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Subdominat
33. An artificial scale containing 6 notes that are all a whole step apart
Flag
C Clef
Supertonic
Whole Tone Scale
34. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic
Dominant
Blues Scale
Aeolian Mode
Half Step
35. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Downbeat
Double Bar Line
Natural Minor Scale
Grand Staff
36. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart
Chromatic Scale
Dot
Grand Staff
Note Head
37. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step
Raised Submediant
Bar Lines
Stem
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
38. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts
Raised Submediant
Compound Meter
Monophonic
Hemiola
39. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium
Chromatic Scale
Articulation- Envelope
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Simple Meter
40. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C
Meter
Double Flat (bb)
C Clef
Mezzo-Soprano
41. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps
Subtonic
Asymmetrical Meter
Rhythm
Double Flat (bb)
42. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line
Blues Scale
Hertz
Submediant
Alto
43. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Aeolian Mode
Common Time (C)
Beat
Rhythm
44. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale
Phrygian Mode
Asymmetrical Meter
Syncopation
Aeolian Mode
45. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth
Subtonic
Half Step
Locrian Mode
Beat
46. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Locrian Mode
Downbeat
Staff
47. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line
Soprano
Chromatic Scale
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Hertz
48. A cross rhythm or a metric device where the rhythmic relation of three notes occurs in the time of two
Measures
Hemiola
Monophonic
Flat (b)
49. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental
Stem
Church Mode
Dorian Mode
Enharmonic Equivalent
50. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Flag
Tonic
Ionian Mode