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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






5. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






8. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built






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






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






31. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






33. The smallest interval between two notes






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






35. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






40. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






41. A minor church mode with a flatted second






42. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






48. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






50. 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