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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A single line of melody






8. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






20. The body of a note






21. Indicates the end of a piece of music






22. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






23. A minor church mode with a flatted second






24. A major church mode with no accidentals






25. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






28. Series of duration of sound and silence






29. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






32. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






35. The use of all three minor forms within a composition






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






37. The distance between one wave and the next






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






39. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






40. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






45. An interval that consists of two half steps






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic