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AP Music Theory

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1. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






3. The smallest interval between two notes






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






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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 a half step






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






10. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






12. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






14. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






16. A major church mode with no accidentals






17. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






18. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






22. The speed of a beat






23. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






27. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






38. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Each step of a scale






50. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental