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AP Music Theory

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






2. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






7. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






8. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






9. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






11. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






13. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






15. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






21. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






24. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Scale degree 7 in the natural minor scale when the 7th is a whole step above the tonic






33. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






35. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






39. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The length of time sound of silence occurs






49. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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