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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line






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






3. A major church mode with a raised fourth






4. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






8. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






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






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






11. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






13. A cross rhythm or a metric device where the rhythmic relation of three notes occurs in the time of two






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






15. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






19. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






22. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






26. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






30. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






33. The speed of a beat






34. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






36. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






42. A single line of melody






43. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff