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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major church mode with no accidentals






2. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






15. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






16. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






20. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






23. A single line of melody






24. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






28. The speed of a beat






29. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






32. The length of time sound of silence occurs






33. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






39. 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






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






42. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






43. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






44. Each step of a scale






45. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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