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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Each step of a scale






5. The speed of a beat






6. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time






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






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






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






17. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






18. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






23. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale






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






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






26. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






27. The length of time sound of silence occurs






28. Unit of space in between bar lines






29. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An interval that consists of two half steps






41. A single line of melody






42. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






43. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






48. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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