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






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






4. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






5. A major church mode with no accidentals






6. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided






7. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






9. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






10. A single line of melody






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






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






13. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Each step of a scale






21. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






27. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






29. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






31. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






33. A major church mode with a raised fourth






34. The speed of a beat






35. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






37. Indicates the end of a piece of music






38. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






41. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






47. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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