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AP Music Theory

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






2. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






5. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






7. A single line of melody






8. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






12. The body of a note






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






14. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






19. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






21. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






22. 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






23. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






27. The speed of a beat






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






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






30. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






31. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






39. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






43. Series of duration of sound and silence






44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






48. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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