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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 major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






13. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






26. Unit of space in between bar lines






27. The smallest interval between two notes






28. An interval that consists of two half steps






29. A minor church mode with a flatted second






30. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






42. Indicates the end of a piece of music






43. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






44. The use of all three minor forms within a composition






45. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






47. The speed of a beat






48. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic