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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






7. The length of time sound of silence occurs






8. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third






9. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






12. The body of a note






13. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






19. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






31. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






33. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






35. The distance between one wave and the next






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






37. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






42. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with no accidentals






48. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






49. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant






50. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts