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AP Music Theory

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1. Indicates the end of a piece of music






2. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






4. The distance between one wave and the next






5. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






15. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






16. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






19. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Each step of a scale






40. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






45. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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