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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 shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






2. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






6. Series of duration of sound and silence






7. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






12. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






14. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






16. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






17. 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






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






19. The body of a note






20. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






21. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






22. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






32. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






33. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






34. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C






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






45. Each step of a scale






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






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






48. A single line of melody






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






50. Indicates the end of a piece of music