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AP Music Theory

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






2. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






4. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






29. A single line of melody






30. The body of a note






31. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






36. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






37. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






41. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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