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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






8. The distance between one wave and the next






9. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






12. A minor church mode with a flatted second






13. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






17. An interval that consists of two half steps






18. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






24. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






30. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






36. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






47. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






48. Series of duration of sound and silence






49. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic






50. The speed of a beat