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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






19. Unit of space in between bar lines






20. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






23. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






24. The length of time sound of silence occurs






25. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






28. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






33. The body of a note






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






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






36. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






37. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






39. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






42. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






45. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






49. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






50. Each step of a scale