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AP Music Theory

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






2. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






7. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






10. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






12. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






27. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






30. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






43. The body of a note






44. 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






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






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






47. A minor church mode with a flatted second






48. Series of duration of sound and silence






49. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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