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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






4. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






7. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Each step of a scale






15. An interval that consists of two half steps






16. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






17. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






20. The body of a note






21. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






27. A single line of melody






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






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






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






31. The length of time sound of silence occurs






32. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






33. 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






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






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






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






42. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






47. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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