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AP Music Theory

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1. A major church mode with no accidentals






2. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






20. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






22. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






33. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






40. The body of a note






41. Each step of a scale






42. A major church mode with a raised fourth






43. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






47. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






49. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






50. A minor church mode with a raised sixth