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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






2. A major church mode with no accidentals






3. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






15. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






19. The body of a note






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






21. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






23. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






28. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






32. A minor church mode with a flatted second






33. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






39. The smallest interval between two notes






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






41. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






47. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic






48. Unit of space in between bar lines






49. Series of duration of sound and silence






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