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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed of a beat






2. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






3. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






6. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






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






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






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






10. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C






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






19. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






20. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






22. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. An interval that consists of two half steps






33. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






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






35. Each step of a scale






36. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






40. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant






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






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






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






44. A major church mode with a raised fourth






45. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






46. The smallest interval between two notes






47. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C






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






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






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