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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






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






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






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






5. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built






6. Unit of space in between bar lines






7. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






11. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






15. 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






16. The length of time sound of silence occurs






17. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






23. The body of a note






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






27. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






28. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






34. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






35. An interval that consists of two half steps






36. The distance between one wave and the next






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






38. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






40. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






43. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






45. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






48. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






50. Series of duration of sound and silence