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AP Music Theory
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performing-arts
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ap
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Unit of space in between bar lines
Meter
Measures
Scalar Variance
Subtonic
2. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Monophonic
Aeolian Mode
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Minor Pentachord
3. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree
Blues Scale
Sharp (#)
Whole Step
Dorian Mode
4. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments
Key Signature
Simple Meter
Subtonic
Neutral Clef
5. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Compound Meter
Consonant
Leading Tone
Subdivision
6. The body of a note
Pentatonic Scale
Flat (b)
Whole Tone Scale
Note Head
7. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant
Staff
Anacrusis
Stem
Mediant
8. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step
Mixolydian Mode
Double Sharp (X)
Natural Minor Scale
Raised Submediant
9. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic
Downbeat
Scale Degree
Leading Tone
Mezzo-Soprano
10. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Downbeat
Dot
Whole Step
11. Series of duration of sound and silence
Cautionary Accidental
Rhythm
Lydian Mode
Mixolydian Mode
12. Meters that have beat units of unequal length
Lydian Mode
Flag
Asymmetrical Meter
Articulation- Envelope
13. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords
Minor Pentachord
Anacrusis
Major Scale
Mixolydian Mode
14. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line
Enharmonic Equivalent
Subdominat
Leading Tone
Alto
15. Each step of a scale
Key Signature
Downbeat
Note Head
Scale Degree
16. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Melodic Minor Scale
Meter
Leading Tone
Relative Minor
17. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat
Monophonic
Pentatonic Scale
Phrygian Mode
Anacrusis
18. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised two half steps
Subdominat
Double Sharp (X)
Natural Minor Scale
Bar Lines
19. A minor church mode with a raised sixth
Dorian Mode
Double Sharp (X)
Church Mode
Soprano
20. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns
Ledger Lines
Tenor
Scale
Polyphonic
21. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Natural Minor Scale
Syncopation
Compound Meter
Relative Minor
22. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace
Phrygian Mode
Leading Tone
Church Mode
System
23. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Tonic
Grand Staff
Final Bar Line
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
24. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending
Key Signature
C Clef
Scale
Melodic Minor Scale
25. The distance between one wave and the next
Double Sharp (X)
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Downbeat
Compound Meter
26. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic
Asymmetrical Meter
Subdominat
Chromatic Scale
Supertonic
27. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Ionian Mode
Grand Staff
Mezzo-Soprano
Phrygian Mode
28. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Dissonant
Subdominat
Blues Scale
Supertonic
29. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium
Soprano
Phrygian Mode
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Polyphonic
30. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart
Chromatic Scale
Blues Scale
Baritone
Grand Staff
31. The smallest interval between two notes
Subdominat
Leading Tone
Half Step
Beat
32. A major church mode with no accidentals
Key Signature
Ionian Mode
Dominant
Consonant
33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh
Mixolydian Mode
Flag
Hertz
Double Bar Line
34. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
System
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Subdominat
Blues Scale
35. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Supertonic
Flag
Key Signature
Subtonic
36. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Relative Minor
Note Head
C Clef
37. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature
Double Flat (bb)
Enharmonic Equivalent
Scale
Common Time (C)
38. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration
Simple Meter
Tie
Hertz
Bar Lines
39. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Supertonic
Anacrusis
Bar Lines
Articulation- Envelope
40. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
Sharp (#)
Hemiola
Double Bar Line
Anacrusis
41. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Scale
Monophonic
Syncopation
42. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts
Measures
Simple Meter
Aeolian Mode
Ionian Mode
43. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Locrian Mode
Sharp (#)
System
44. The length of time sound of silence occurs
Tempo
Duration
Tonic
Subdivision
45. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps
Major Scale
Relative Minor
Double Flat (bb)
Tonic
46. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic
Baritone
Whole Step
Tenor
Dominant
47. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts
Downbeat
Subdivision
Tonic
Simple Meter
48. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step
Anacrusis
Chromatic Scale
Scale Degree
Flat (b)
49. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic
Pure Minor Scale
Subtonic
Neutral Clef
Phrygian Mode
50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Soprano
Submediant
Baritone
Ionian Mode