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AP Music Theory

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1. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






2. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






3. A major church mode with no accidentals






4. The speed of a beat






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






6. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor






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






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






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






10. An interval that consists of two half steps






11. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






15. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






27. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






33. The body of a note






34. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






39. Unit of space in between bar lines






40. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






44. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






46. 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






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






48. The distance between one wave and the next






49. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






50. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






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