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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






6. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






12. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






14. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






16. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






18. The smallest interval between two notes






19. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






21. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






22. 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






23. The distance between one wave and the next






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






25. A single line of melody






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






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






28. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






33. Each step of a scale






34. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






39. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






41. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






43. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






47. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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