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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






4. Each step of a scale






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






6. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Unit of space in between bar lines






24. The smallest interval between two notes






25. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






29. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






31. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






41. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






43. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






45. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






49. A major church mode with no accidentals






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