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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






4. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






6. A major church mode with a raised fourth






7. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






8. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






14. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






28. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A single line of melody






39. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






45. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






47. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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