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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic






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






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






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






5. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






7. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






8. The distance between one wave and the next






9. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






25. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






30. Indicates the end of a piece of music






31. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






33. The speed of a beat






34. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






35. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






39. An interval that consists of two half steps






40. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






41. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






46. Each step of a scale






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






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






49. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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