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AP Music Theory

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






2. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






5. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






10. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






11. The speed of a beat






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






13. The body of a note






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






15. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






17. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






19. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






23. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






26. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






28. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






33. The smallest interval between two notes






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






35. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






40. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






47. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note






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






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






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