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AP Music Theory

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






2. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






7. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






16. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






19. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






22. 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






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






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






25. The distance between one wave and the next






26. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






31. Unit of space in between bar lines






32. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






35. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






49. Series of duration of sound and silence






50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic