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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






9. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






14. The distance between one wave and the next






15. A major church mode with a raised fourth






16. 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






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






18. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The speed of a beat






29. Each step of a scale






30. A major church mode with no accidentals






31. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






33. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






44. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






46. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






48. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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