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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






10. A major church mode with no accidentals






11. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






15. The distance between one wave and the next






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






17. The smallest interval between two notes






18. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






21. The speed of a beat






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






23. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






29. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






34. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






37. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






49. Each step of a scale






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