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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






2. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






3. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






14. The distance between one wave and the next






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






16. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






19. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






20. A major church mode with no accidentals






21. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






26. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






28. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






29. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






31. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic






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






33. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A single line of melody






41. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






44. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






46. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






47. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments






48. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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