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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






6. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






11. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






25. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






26. Each step of a scale






27. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






32. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






34. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






38. The body of a note






39. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






42. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






44. A single line of melody






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






46. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






48. 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






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






50. The distance between one wave and the next