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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. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






6. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






8. An interval that consists of two half steps






9. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note






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






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






20. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






24. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






25. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






27. A single line of melody






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






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






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






31. Unit of space in between bar lines






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






43. Series of duration of sound and silence






44. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






47. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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