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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major church mode with a raised fourth






2. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






3. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






6. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






8. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






13. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






19. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






24. The distance between one wave and the next






25. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






27. Series of duration of sound and silence






28. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






30. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






34. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






37. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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