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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note






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






3. The smallest interval between two notes






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






5. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






6. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






8. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






9. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






14. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






15. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






17. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






31. The length of time sound of silence occurs






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. The distance between one wave and the next






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






39. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






42. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






45. A major church mode with a raised fourth






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






47. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






50. The body of a note