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AP Music Theory

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1. The body of a note






2. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






7. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






12. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






14. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






31. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






40. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






50. The distance between one wave and the next