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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






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






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






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






5. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






7. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step






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






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






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






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






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






13. An interval that consists of two half steps






14. A major church mode with a raised fourth






15. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






16. The distance between one wave and the next






17. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






21. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






23. Series of duration of sound and silence






24. The speed of a beat






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






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






27. The body of a note






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






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






30. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






33. A symbol that extends the value of a note by half the original value






34. Unit of space in between bar lines






35. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






38. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






39. The length of time sound of silence occurs






40. A single line of melody






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






42. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat






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






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






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






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






47. Each step of a scale






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






49. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






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