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






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






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






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






6. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised two half steps






7. An interval that consists of two half steps






8. 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






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






10. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






12. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






14. The length of time sound of silence occurs






15. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






32. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






37. Each step of a scale






38. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






40. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






42. The body of a note






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






44. A major church mode with no accidentals






45. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






48. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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