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AP Music Theory

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






2. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






3. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






6. A minor church mode with a flatted second






7. Each step of a scale






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






9. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






10. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






12. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






18. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






20. The speed of a beat






21. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






24. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






29. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






32. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






33. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






36. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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