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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The speed of a beat






10. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






12. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts






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






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






15. Each step of a scale






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






17. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






19. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






20. 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






21. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






23. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






26. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






27. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






28. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






38. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






42. The body of a note






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






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






45. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






46. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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