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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. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






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






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






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






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






7. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






10. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






17. Unit of space in between bar lines






18. 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






19. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






21. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






26. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






31. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






37. A minor church mode with a flatted second






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






43. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






45. Each step of a scale






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






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






48. The distance between one wave and the next






49. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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







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