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AP Music Theory

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1. A music clef which moves depending on the range of the notes; the line going through the center of it is a C






2. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






3. The smallest interval between two notes






4. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






9. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






13. The body of a note






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






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






16. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






18. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






24. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






28. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






29. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






40. Unit of space in between bar lines






41. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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