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AP Music Theory

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1. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






3. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






7. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






9. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






12. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






14. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






19. The speed of a beat






20. An interval that consists of two half steps






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






22. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






25. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






30. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






31. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






34. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






37. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






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






39. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Indicates the end of a piece of music






47. 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






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






49. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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