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






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






4. The distance between one wave and the next






5. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






7. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






13. The length of time sound of silence occurs






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






15. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






20. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






24. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






27. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






39. Each step of a scale






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






41. Indicates the end of a piece of music






42. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






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






44. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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