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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






8. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant






9. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






11. A single line of melody






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






13. The speed of a beat






14. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






19. A major church mode with a raised fourth






20. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






26. A major church mode with no accidentals






27. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






30. The body of a note






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






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






33. The length of time sound of silence occurs






34. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






38. Indicates the end of a piece of music






39. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






41. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






46. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






48. 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






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






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







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