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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Each step of a scale






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






5. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






8. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






10. An interval that consists of two half steps






11. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






12. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






20. 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






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






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






23. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






24. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






27. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






29. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






30. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






32. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






33. A single line of melody






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






35. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






40. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






42. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






43. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






45. The distance between one wave and the next






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






47. The length of time sound of silence occurs






48. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third






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






50. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental