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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






5. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






7. Each step of a scale






8. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






9. The speed of a beat






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






11. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






13. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






19. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






21. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






22. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






28. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






32. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






36. A single line of melody






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






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






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






40. Series of duration of sound and silence






41. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






43. The smallest interval between two notes






44. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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