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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The speed of a beat






8. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A single line of melody






17. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






20. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






26. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






30. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






31. The body of a note






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






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






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






35. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






37. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






41. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Each step of a scale






49. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






50. A minor church mode with a flatted second