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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 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






5. The smallest interval between two notes






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






7. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






11. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






17. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






30. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






33. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






35. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






39. A single line of melody






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






41. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






43. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






46. A major church mode with a raised fourth






47. A minor church mode with a flatted second






48. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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