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AP Music Theory

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1. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






4. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






9. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






16. A single line of melody






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






18. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






23. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






25. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The body of a note






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






34. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium






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






36. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






40. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






47. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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