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AP Music Theory

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1. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






5. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






7. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






13. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






15. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






16. The smallest interval between two notes






17. The distance between one wave and the next






18. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






19. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






22. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The body of a note






32. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






35. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium






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






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






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






48. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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