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AP Music Theory

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






2. The length of time sound of silence occurs






3. 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






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






5. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






16. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






26. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






27. The body of a note






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






29. Each step of a scale






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






31. A single line of melody






32. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






34. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






36. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






50. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic







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