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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Each step of a scale






4. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






7. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






10. The speed of a beat






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






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






13. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration






14. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






18. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






22. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






25. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






27. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






28. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






39. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






41. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






45. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






47. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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