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AP Music Theory

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1. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






3. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






6. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






11. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






16. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






17. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






18. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






21. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The body of a note






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






43. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






45. A single line of melody






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






47. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






48. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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