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AP Music Theory
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic
Common Time (C)
Leading Tone
Church Mode
Polyphonic
2. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic
Compound Meter
Dominant
Minor Pentachord
Subdominat
3. Indicates the end of a piece of music
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Dominant
Final Bar Line
Sharp (#)
4. A single line of melody
Submediant
Dorian Mode
Monophonic
Tie
5. An interval that consists of two half steps
Tempo
Ionian Mode
Whole Step
Flat (b)
6. The use of all three minor forms within a composition
Tie
Scalar Variance
Cautionary Accidental
Ledger Lines
7. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart
Syncopation
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Flat (b)
Meter
8. The body of a note
Downbeat
Note Head
Locrian Mode
Subdivision
9. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending
Monophonic
Ledger Lines
Melodic Minor Scale
Dot
10. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line
Compound Meter
Alto
Bar Lines
Baritone
11. A cross rhythm or a metric device where the rhythmic relation of three notes occurs in the time of two
Pentatonic Scale
Enharmonic Equivalent
Final Bar Line
Hemiola
12. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Simple Meter
Key Signature
Final Bar Line
Subdivision
13. High male voice; clef is on the fourth line
Articulation- Envelope
Downbeat
Tenor
Submediant
14. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium
Articulation- Envelope
Asymmetrical Meter
Grand Staff
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
15. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Subdominat
Ledger Lines
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Locrian Mode
16. A minor church mode with a flatted second
Ledger Lines
Phrygian Mode
Duration
Leading Tone
17. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided
Meter
Whole Tone Scale
Dominant
Pure Minor Scale
18. 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
Aeolian Mode
Staff
Monophonic
Minor Pentachord
19. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Blues Scale
Final Bar Line
Relative Minor
C Clef
20. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C
C Clef
Simple Meter
Measures
Double Flat (bb)
21. Scale degree 7 in the natural minor scale when the 7th is a whole step above the tonic
Scalar Variance
C Clef
Subtonic
Tonic
22. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Measures
Soprano
Grand Staff
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
23. The distance between one wave and the next
Meter
Staff
Grand Staff
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
24. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note
Flag
Ledger Lines
Subdominat
Double Flat (bb)
25. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature
Note Head
Pure Minor Scale
Common Time (C)
Monophonic
26. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line
Rhythm
Double Sharp (X)
Baritone
Neutral Clef
27. Series of duration of sound and silence
Mezzo-Soprano
Rhythm
Asymmetrical Meter
Hertz
28. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Subdivision
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Stem
Minor Pentachord
29. A symbol used to extend the value of a note by connecting it to another note
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Tie
Double Bar Line
Stem
30. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C
Pentatonic Scale
Minor Pentachord
Scalar Variance
Subdivision
31. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments
Meter
Pure Minor Scale
Neutral Clef
Downbeat
32. Unit of space in between bar lines
Dot
Flat (b)
Baritone
Measures
33. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
Subdivision
Leading Tone
Raised Submediant
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
34. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Mezzo-Soprano
Staff
Consonant
Key Signature
35. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line
Soprano
Submediant
Cautionary Accidental
Alto
36. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale
Aeolian Mode
System
Tonic
Supertonic
37. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Pure Minor Scale
Measures
Locrian Mode
Beat
38. Meters that have beat units of unequal length
Asymmetrical Meter
Consonant
Ledger Lines
Whole Tone Scale
39. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature
Relative Minor
Pure Minor Scale
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Major Scale
40. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Natural Minor Scale
Mediant
Pure Minor Scale
Mezzo-Soprano
41. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once
Duration
Polyphonic
Note Head
Blues Scale
42. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step
Tenor
Whole Step
Flat (b)
Scale
43. A major church mode with a raised fourth
Lydian Mode
Double Bar Line
Scale
Baritone
44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental
Tonic
Subdivision
Enharmonic Equivalent
Baritone
45. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Sharp (#)
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Natural Minor Scale
Rhythm
46. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
Dot
Sharp (#)
Pure Minor Scale
Church Mode
47. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts
Subdivision
Subtonic
Hemiola
Sharp (#)
48. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant
Natural Minor Scale
Polyphonic
Leading Tone
Mediant
49. A minor church mode with a raised sixth
Dorian Mode
C Clef
Note Head
Subdominat
50. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic
Pure Minor Scale
Asymmetrical Meter
Supertonic
Tetrachord