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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






11. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






15. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






20. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






22. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






24. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






25. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






26. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






27. A major church mode with no accidentals






28. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






33. A single line of melody






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






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






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The distance between one wave and the next






45. The speed of a beat






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






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






48. Each step of a scale






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






50. Unit of space in between bar lines