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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. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






3. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






8. The length of time sound of silence occurs






9. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






13. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






18. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






19. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






21. The distance between one wave and the next






22. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






24. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






27. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






28. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






44. A single line of melody






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






46. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






48. The speed of a beat






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






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