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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. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






3. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






7. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






8. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature






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






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






11. A single line of melody






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






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






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






15. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






17. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A major church mode with a raised fourth






25. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






27. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






32. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






34. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






35. The speed of a beat






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






37. The body of a note






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






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






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






41. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






43. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The smallest interval between two notes







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