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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A single line of melody






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






6. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






12. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






18. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






19. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






24. A minor church mode with a flatted second






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






29. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






32. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






35. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






40. Each step of a scale






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






42. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






48. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






50. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once