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AP Music Theory

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






2. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






6. The smallest interval between two notes






7. A single line of melody






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






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






10. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






11. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






14. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






18. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






20. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






21. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






24. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






28. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






35. 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






36. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






37. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






39. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






41. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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