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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The speed of a beat






4. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






9. The body of a note






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






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






12. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






14. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






19. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






21. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






23. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






26. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






31. Each step of a scale






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






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






35. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






40. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






41. The distance between one wave and the next






42. 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






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






44. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






47. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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