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AP Music Theory

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1. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






5. Series of duration of sound and silence






6. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






10. The distance between one wave and the next






11. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






12. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






14. A single line of melody






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






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






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






18. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






21. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






24. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






29. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






34. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






39. Scale degree 5; the pitch that dominates the tonality; a perfect fifth above the tonic






40. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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