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AP Music Theory

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1. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






3. The speed of a beat






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






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






6. The smallest interval between two notes






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






8. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






10. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






13. Unit of space in between bar lines






14. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






22. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






24. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






25. A minor church mode with a flatted second






26. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






31. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






44. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






46. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






49. Each step of a scale






50. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale