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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






5. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






11. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






13. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






16. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






22. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






24. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






26. The smallest interval between two notes






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






28. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






29. The body of a note






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






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






32. Unit of space in between bar lines






33. Series of duration of sound and silence






34. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






40. The length of time sound of silence occurs






41. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






45. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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