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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






9. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






10. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






16. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






17. Each step of a scale






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






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






20. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






34. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






35. The speed of a beat






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






39. A single line of melody






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






41. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






43. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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