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AP Music Theory

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1. The length of time sound of silence occurs






2. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






8. The body of a note






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






12. Series of duration of sound and silence






13. Indicates the end of a piece of music






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






16. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






17. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






23. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






25. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






27. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






39. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






41. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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 minor church mode with a flatted second






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






48. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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