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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The distance between one wave and the next






10. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






13. Each step of a scale






14. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






22. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






24. An interval that consists of two half steps






25. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






29. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Indicates the end of a piece of music






37. The smallest interval between two notes






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






44. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






48. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release






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






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