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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The body of a note






9. The smallest interval between two notes






10. The distance between one wave and the next






11. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Indicates the end of a piece of music






19. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






21. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts






22. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature






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






24. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






28. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






30. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






32. The speed of a beat






33. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






34. A single line of melody






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






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






37. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






42. Series of duration of sound and silence






43. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






47. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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