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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release






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






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






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






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






6. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth






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






8. Each step of a scale






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






10. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






11. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step






12. The distance between one wave and the next






13. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






17. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A single line of melody






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






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






28. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






31. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






33. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






35. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






39. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






41. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






43. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






48. Series of duration of sound and silence






49. An interval that consists of two half steps






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