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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line






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






3. Unit of space in between bar lines






4. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






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






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






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






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






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






10. Each step of a scale






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






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






13. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






15. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






16. 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






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






18. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






19. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






23. An interval that consists of two half steps






24. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






30. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






35. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






39. Series of duration of sound and silence






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 smallest interval between two notes






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






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






45. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






47. The speed of a beat






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






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






50. A major church mode with a raised fourth