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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. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line






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






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






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






6. The body of a note






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






8. A single line of melody






9. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium






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






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






12. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






14. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






16. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






17. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






18. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






40. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






42. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






46. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






48. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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