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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






6. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






8. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






11. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






12. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






14. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






27. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






29. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






33. Each step of a scale






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






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






36. The smallest interval between two notes






37. An interval that consists of two half steps






38. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






40. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






44. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






45. The body of a note






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






47. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






50. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental