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AP Music Theory
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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ap
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics
Syncopation
Tie
Pentatonic Scale
Meter
2. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built
Tonic
Stem
Syncopation
Hemiola
3. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line
Baritone
Dot
Mixolydian Mode
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
4. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart
Pentatonic Scale
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Stem
Alto
5. Scale degree 2; prefix 'super' meaning above the tonic
Subtonic
C Clef
Chromatic Scale
Supertonic
6. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts
Tenor
Cautionary Accidental
Subdivision
Mixolydian Mode
7. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns
Rhythm
Note Head
Scale
Subtonic
8. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium
Subtonic
Rhythm
Natural Minor Scale
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
9. A minor church mode with a flatted second
Simple Meter
Alto
Dissonant
Phrygian Mode
10. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C
Dot
C Clef
System
Tempo
11. Unit of space in between bar lines
Staff
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Measures
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
12. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Stem
Subtonic
Scale Degree
Articulation- Envelope
13. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
Enharmonic Equivalent
Scale Degree
Bar Lines
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
14. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant
Phrygian Mode
Monophonic
Dot
Mediant
15. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Scalar Variance
Tenor
Whole Tone Scale
Relative Minor
16. The speed of a beat
Baritone
Tempo
Staff
Downbeat
17. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures
Neutral Clef
Bar Lines
Final Bar Line
Minor Pentachord
18. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Relative Minor
Natural Minor Scale
Major Scale
Key Signature
19. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave
Meter
Dominant
Cautionary Accidental
Note Head
20. A major church mode with a raised fourth
Polyphonic
Lydian Mode
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Double Flat (bb)
21. A major church mode with no accidentals
Stem
Mediant
C Clef
Ionian Mode
22. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other
Asymmetrical Meter
Cautionary Accidental
Dissonant
Supertonic
23. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step
Flat (b)
Mixolydian Mode
Aeolian Mode
Double Flat (bb)
24. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand
Enharmonic Equivalent
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Downbeat
Consonant
25. A minor church mode with a raised sixth
Soprano
Dorian Mode
Mediant
Whole Tone Scale
26. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace
Tonic
System
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Sharp (#)
27. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Asymmetrical Meter
Grand Staff
Rhythm
Polyphonic
28. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts
Measures
Simple Meter
Scale Degree
Tempo
29. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Dot
Half Step
Consonant
Ionian Mode
30. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once
Polyphonic
Relative Minor
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Neutral Clef
31. A symbol used to extend the value of a note by connecting it to another note
Tie
Phrygian Mode
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Locrian Mode
32. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Key Signature
Whole Step
Final Bar Line
Tetrachord
33. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth
Locrian Mode
Pure Minor Scale
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Whole Step
34. Each step of a scale
Scale Degree
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Staff
Ionian Mode
35. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Whole Tone Scale
Flag
Submediant
Melodic Minor Scale
36. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Mezzo-Soprano
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Pentatonic Scale
Tenor
37. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration
Hertz
Leading Tone
Half Step
Dissonant
38. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised seventh
Articulation- Envelope
C Clef
Note Head
Harmonic Minor Scale
39. An artificial scale containing 6 notes that are all a whole step apart
Whole Tone Scale
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
C Clef
System
40. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Major Scale
Tie
Subdominat
Mixolydian Mode
41. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
System
Sharp (#)
Key Signature
Compound Meter
42. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic
Scale
Pure Minor Scale
Simple Meter
Tie
43. Series of duration of sound and silence
Pure Minor Scale
Flat (b)
Rhythm
Measures
44. Consists of two whole steps and a half step
Double Sharp (X)
Scale Degree
Tetrachord
Beat
45. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines
Minor Pentachord
Ledger Lines
Anacrusis
Mediant
46. A single line of melody
Monophonic
Double Bar Line
Compound Meter
Church Mode
47. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step
Raised Submediant
Aeolian Mode
Beat
Tetrachord
48. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note
Scalar Variance
Stem
Alto
Locrian Mode
49. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Beat
Tonic
Scale Degree
Common Time (C)
50. Scale degree 7 in the natural minor scale when the 7th is a whole step above the tonic
Tonic
Mediant
Flag
Subtonic