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AP Music Theory

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






2. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






6. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The speed of a beat






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






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






16. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






20. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






23. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






26. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






30. Unit of space in between bar lines






31. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






33. A single line of melody






34. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






47. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






48. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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