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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






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






3. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






5. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






10. A major church mode with a raised fourth






11. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






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






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






14. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






16. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






18. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






22. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






23. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments






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






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






37. The body of a note






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






39. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






47. Each step of a scale






48. An artificial scale containing 6 notes that are all a whole step apart






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






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