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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






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






3. A single line of melody






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






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






6. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






7. A minor church mode with a flatted second






8. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






14. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






17. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






19. An interval that consists of two half steps






20. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






35. The body of a note






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






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






38. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






41. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






42. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






48. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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