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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth






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






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






4. Unit of space in between bar lines






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. The body of a note






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






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






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






21. A single line of melody






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






23. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






24. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






26. The smallest interval between two notes






27. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






29. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






30. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






33. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






38. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






40. A major church mode with no accidentals






41. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






42. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






47. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps






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






49. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






50. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts