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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The speed of a beat






4. The body of a note






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






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






7. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






8. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






23. Series of duration of sound and silence






24. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






25. Unit of space in between bar lines






26. A major church mode with no accidentals






27. The smallest interval between two notes






28. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






34. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






37. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






42. The distance between one wave and the next






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






44. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






46. A single line of melody






47. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






48. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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