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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






7. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






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. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






12. Unit of space in between bar lines






13. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Series of duration of sound and silence






23. The speed of a beat






24. Indicates the end of a piece of music






25. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






28. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






29. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






32. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






36. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






42. Each step of a scale






43. A single line of melody






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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