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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. An interval that consists of two half steps






5. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






6. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






8. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






9. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






12. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






15. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






21. The speed of a beat






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






23. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






25. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






31. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






35. A single line of melody






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






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






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






39. Each step of a scale






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






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






42. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






46. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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