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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






6. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






8. Each step of a scale






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






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






11. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






12. The smallest interval between two notes






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






14. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






15. The body of a note






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






17. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






19. The length of time sound of silence occurs






20. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






28. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






33. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






35. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Series of duration of sound and silence






46. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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