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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






10. The length of time sound of silence occurs






11. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






25. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






27. The body of a note






28. Unit of space in between bar lines






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






30. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






34. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The distance between one wave and the next






45. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






50. A major church mode with no accidentals