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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts






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






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






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






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






8. Each step of a scale






9. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






11. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






13. Series of duration of sound and silence






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






16. The length of time sound of silence occurs






17. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






18. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






20. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






23. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






26. A single line of melody






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






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






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






30. 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






31. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






32. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






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