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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






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






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






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






5. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






10. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






11. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






13. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






15. The body of a note






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






17. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






21. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






26. The distance between one wave and the next






27. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






30. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






31. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






33. The speed of a beat






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






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






36. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






38. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






39. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






43. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






45. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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