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AP Music Theory

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






2. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






3. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. The distance between one wave and the next






11. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






12. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






15. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






16. The smallest interval between two notes






17. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






19. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






20. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






22. The speed of a beat






23. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






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






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






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






27. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






28. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






41. The body of a note






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






43. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






47. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






50. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale