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AP Music Theory

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1. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






7. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






9. The smallest interval between two notes






10. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






22. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






27. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






28. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






29. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






30. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






31. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






33. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






41. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time






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






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






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






45. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






47. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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