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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






9. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






12. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






16. A minor church mode with a flatted second






17. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






21. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






25. Each step of a scale






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






27. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






29. The distance between one wave and the next






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






31. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






48. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






49. A major church mode with no accidentals






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