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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






13. The speed of a beat






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






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






16. Each step of a scale






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






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






19. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






24. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






32. 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






33. The length of time sound of silence occurs






34. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






36. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






37. The body of a note






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






39. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






43. A minor church mode with a flatted second






44. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






46. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






48. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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