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AP Music Theory

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1. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






2. The speed of a beat






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






5. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






10. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






11. 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






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






13. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






19. The body of a note






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






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






37. The length of time sound of silence occurs






38. A major church mode with a raised fourth






39. Series of duration of sound and silence






40. The smallest interval between two notes






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






42. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






43. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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