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AP Music Theory
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performing-arts
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ap
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Enharmonic Equivalent
Simple Meter
Locrian Mode
2. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Polyphonic
Minor Pentachord
Tonic
Double Flat (bb)
3. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts
Subtonic
Polyphonic
Subdivision
Melodic Minor Scale
4. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic
Pure Minor Scale
Submediant
Major Scale
Asymmetrical Meter
5. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant
Mediant
Measures
Dot
Anacrusis
6. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns
Scale
Scale Degree
Syncopation
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
7. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures
Submediant
Tetrachord
Bar Lines
Chromatic Scale
8. A major church mode with a raised fourth
Scale Degree
Lydian Mode
Major Scale
System
9. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines
Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
Tetrachord
Ledger Lines
10. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature
Pentatonic Scale
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Dorian Mode
Double Bar Line
11. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Articulation- Envelope
Dissonant
Stem
Beat
12. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note
Pentatonic Scale
Hemiola
Stem
Harmonic Minor Scale
13. An artificial scale containing 6 notes that are all a whole step apart
Subdivision
Whole Tone Scale
Bar Lines
Pentatonic Scale
14. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Subdominat
Consonant
Polyphonic
Hemiola
15. A single line of melody
Mezzo-Soprano
Half Step
Blues Scale
Monophonic
16. The smallest interval between two notes
Neutral Clef
Scale Degree
Half Step
Mezzo-Soprano
17. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart
Tie
Compound Meter
Dissonant
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
18. Consists of two whole steps and a half step
Tetrachord
Flat (b)
Double Sharp (X)
Dorian Mode
19. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised two half steps
Grand Staff
Double Sharp (X)
Measures
Dot
20. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided
Pure Minor Scale
Hemiola
Meter
Scale
21. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Polyphonic
Relative Minor
Tonic
Common Time (C)
22. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note
Flag
Ledger Lines
Mediant
Double Sharp (X)
23. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
Submediant
Mezzo-Soprano
Sharp (#)
Grand Staff
24. A symbol used to extend the value of a note by connecting it to another note
Flat (b)
Key Signature
Tie
Tonic
25. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Soprano
Anacrusis
Double Flat (bb)
Key Signature
26. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Aeolian Mode
Church Mode
Phrygian Mode
Natural Minor Scale
27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts
Tenor
Articulation- Envelope
Compound Meter
Mediant
28. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Blues Scale
Cautionary Accidental
Pure Minor Scale
Mezzo-Soprano
29. Each step of a scale
Stem
Measures
Scale Degree
Compound Meter
30. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line
Downbeat
Whole Tone Scale
Soprano
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
31. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Downbeat
Hertz
Major Scale
32. Series of duration of sound and silence
Harmonic Minor Scale
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Meter
Rhythm
33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh
Major Scale
Dorian Mode
Double Flat (bb)
Mixolydian Mode
34. 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
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Staff
Enharmonic Equivalent
Tonic
35. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts
Supertonic
Minor Pentachord
Simple Meter
Chromatic Scale
36. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step
Meter
Blues Scale
Raised Submediant
Downbeat
37. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other
Staff
Pure Minor Scale
Dissonant
Lydian Mode
38. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Locrian Mode
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Submediant
Ionian Mode
39. The use of all three minor forms within a composition
Minor Pentachord
Scalar Variance
Ledger Lines
Hertz
40. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
Soprano
Ledger Lines
Scale Degree
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
41. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line
Subdivision
Rhythm
Bar Lines
Baritone
42. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave
Cautionary Accidental
Melodic Minor Scale
Pentatonic Scale
Duration
43. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Church Mode
Measures
Ionian Mode
Grand Staff
44. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments
Neutral Clef
Dorian Mode
Final Bar Line
Locrian Mode
45. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C
Scalar Variance
C Clef
Minor Pentachord
Subdivision
46. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Tonic
Polyphonic
Articulation- Envelope
Chromatic Scale
47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Consonant
Mixolydian Mode
Duration
Enharmonic Equivalent
48. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor
Final Bar Line
Flag
Church Mode
Subdivision
49. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built
Common Time (C)
C Clef
Mediant
Tonic
50. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth
Scalar Variance
Locrian Mode
Asymmetrical Meter
Simple Meter