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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






4. 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






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






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






7. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






8. The speed of a beat






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






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






11. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






29. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






33. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






38. Unit of space in between bar lines






39. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






44. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






46. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






48. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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