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AP Music Theory

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1. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






2. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






4. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






5. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






8. The smallest interval between two notes






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






10. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






16. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






19. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A single line of melody






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






28. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






29. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






30. The speed of a beat






31. Series of duration of sound and silence






32. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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