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AP Music Theory

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1. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






3. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






6. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






9. Two lines that signal the end of a section of music






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






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






12. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






15. Each step of a scale






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






17. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






21. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






24. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






30. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






35. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






36. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






37. The body of a note






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






39. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






41. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






46. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






47. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






49. A single line of melody






50. The smallest interval between two notes