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






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






4. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






10. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic






11. The speed of a beat






12. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






22. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






24. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






26. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






28. The length of time sound of silence occurs






29. A set of five lines and four spaces for note writing; each line corresponds to a note with a letter name in between A and G






30. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






36. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






38. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






40. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






42. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






44. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






46. A single line of melody






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






48. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






50. The smallest interval between two notes