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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A single line of melody






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






3. Each step of a scale






4. The length of time sound of silence occurs






5. The body of a note






6. The distance between one wave and the next






7. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






8. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






22. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






28. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






30. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






32. The smallest interval between two notes






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






34. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






45. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






46. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






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






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






49. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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