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AP Music Theory

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1. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






6. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






14. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






15. A single line of melody






16. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






22. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






25. The length of time sound of silence occurs






26. 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






27. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






39. The smallest interval between two notes






40. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






42. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






45. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






49. The body of a note






50. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale