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AP Music Theory

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1. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale






2. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






7. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






15. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






18. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






19. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






21. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






24. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






34. The length of time sound of silence occurs






35. A single line of melody






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






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






38. The body of a note






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






40. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






44. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






48. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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