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AP Music Theory

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1. A single line of melody






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






3. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






9. 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






10. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






13. A major church mode with a raised fourth






14. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






18. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






24. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






25. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






26. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






30. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






31. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






46. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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