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AP Music Theory

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






2. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






4. 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






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






6. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






8. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






12. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






16. The smallest interval between two notes






17. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






22. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






23. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






32. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






34. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The speed of a beat






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






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






47. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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