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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Indicates the end of a piece of music






13. A minor church mode with a flatted second






14. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






16. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






18. A single line of melody






19. The distance between one wave and the next






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






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The speed of a beat






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






35. Each step of a scale






36. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






39. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






40. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






46. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






50. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures