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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. High male voice; clef is on the fourth line






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






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






5. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






9. A single line of melody






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






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






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






13. A major church mode with no accidentals






14. The smallest interval between two notes






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






16. Indicates the end of a piece of music






17. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






19. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






21. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps






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






23. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






25. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






34. The body of a note






35. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






37. The speed of a beat






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






44. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






45. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






50. The distance between one wave and the next