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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






10. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






28. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






33. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






37. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






38. The body of a note






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






40. Unit of space in between bar lines






41. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart






42. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






43. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






44. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






45. A single line of melody






46. The smallest interval between two notes






47. The speed of a beat






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






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






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