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AP Music Theory

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale






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






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






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






5. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






11. Each step of a scale






12. 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






13. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






16. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






17. The smallest interval between two notes






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






19. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






24. The distance between one wave and the next






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






26. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






29. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






31. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The speed of a beat






39. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






44. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






46. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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