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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






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






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






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






5. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






9. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






10. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised seventh






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






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






13. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






18. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






21. The speed of a beat






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






23. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






25. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






26. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






39. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






43. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






47. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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