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AP Music Theory

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1. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The distance between one wave and the next






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






10. Series of duration of sound and silence






11. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






15. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






19. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






22. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






24. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






27. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






33. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






38. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






43. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






48. Each step of a scale






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






50. Indicates the end of a piece of music