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AP Music Theory

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1. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






3. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






4. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






7. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






17. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






18. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






20. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






24. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






30. A single line of melody






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






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






34. The speed of a beat






35. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






38. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale