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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A major church mode with a raised fourth






6. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






9. The speed of a beat






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






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






12. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






15. The smallest interval between two notes






16. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






20. The body of a note






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






22. Each step of a scale






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






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






25. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






32. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






35. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






39. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






41. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






44. A single line of melody






45. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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