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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat






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






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






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






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






6. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






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






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






9. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






13. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






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






15. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






16. The length of time sound of silence occurs






17. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






21. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






25. The speed of a beat






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






27. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






28. The body of a note






29. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






32. Unit of space in between bar lines






33. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






34. A single line of melody






35. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






37. The smallest interval between two notes






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






39. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






42. Series of duration of sound and silence






43. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






48. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic