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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






10. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






11. The speed of a beat






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






13. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






24. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






35. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






36. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






41. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






46. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






47. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






48. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






49. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature






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