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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






4. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






5. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






6. The distance between one wave and the next






7. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






9. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






12. A single line of melody






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






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






17. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






22. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






24. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






27. A minor church mode with a flatted second






28. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






36. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






38. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






40. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






45. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






47. The speed of a beat






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






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






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