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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






15. Series of duration of sound and silence






16. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






26. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






34. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






38. A major church mode with no accidentals






39. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






41. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






46. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






49. The length of time sound of silence occurs






50. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff