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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






6. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature






7. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






11. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






14. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






19. The distance between one wave and the next






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






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






22. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






23. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






25. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






28. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






29. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






35. The speed of a beat






36. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






37. 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






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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