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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






10. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






17. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






21. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






25. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






28. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






34. A single line of melody






35. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






39. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






40. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






45. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






47. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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