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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other






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






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






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






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






6. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending






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






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






9. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






17. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






19. A single line of melody






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






21. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






22. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






23. Each step of a scale






24. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






25. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






29. The distance between one wave and the next






30. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






31. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






32. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






36. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






49. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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