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AP Music Theory

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1. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






15. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






16. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






20. An interval that consists of two half steps






21. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






26. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






32. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






36. A major church mode with no accidentals






37. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






40. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






41. The distance between one wave and the next






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






43. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






48. Each step of a scale






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






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