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AP Music Theory

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1. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






7. Unit of space in between bar lines






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






9. Each step of a scale






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






11. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






12. A major church mode with a raised fourth






13. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






14. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






20. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






24. A minor church mode with a flatted second






25. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






27. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






28. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line






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






30. The body of a note






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






32. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






37. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






42. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






43. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






44. The smallest interval between two notes






45. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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