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AP Music Theory

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1. 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






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






3. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






7. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






10. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






12. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






15. Each step of a scale






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






17. An interval that consists of two half steps






18. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






20. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






24. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






25. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature






39. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






43. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






46. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






49. The speed of a beat






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