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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A major church mode with a raised fourth






5. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






9. Each step of a scale






10. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






13. The smallest interval between two notes






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






15. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






16. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






18. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






19. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






22. A minor church mode with a flatted second






23. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






24. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






26. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The distance between one wave and the next






34. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






37. Indicates the end of a piece of music






38. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






49. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






50. An interval that consists of two half steps







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