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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






2. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






5. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






6. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






11. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






13. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C






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






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






16. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






20. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






23. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






33. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






34. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending






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






36. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






38. A single line of melody






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






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






41. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand






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






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






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






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






46. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






50. A minor church mode with a raised sixth