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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised two half steps






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






3. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






6. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






11. The length of time sound of silence occurs






12. Each step of a scale






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






14. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






18. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






21. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






25. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






26. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






28. The speed of a beat






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






30. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






32. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






37. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature






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






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






40. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






41. The smallest interval between two notes






42. A major church mode with no accidentals






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






44. A single line of melody






45. An interval that consists of two half steps






46. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






49. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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