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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






2. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant






3. 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






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






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






6. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






7. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






11. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






16. The body of a note






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






18. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






22. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






23. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






25. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






35. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






41. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






42. Each step of a scale






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






44. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






45. Unit of space in between bar lines






46. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






47. The smallest interval between two notes






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






49. A single line of melody






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