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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The body of a note






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






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






8. A major church mode with no accidentals






9. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






11. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






16. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






20. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






22. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






26. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics






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






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






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






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






31. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






34. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






36. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Each step of a scale






50. The distance between one wave and the next