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AP Music Theory

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1. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






4. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






10. A major church mode with a raised fourth






11. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






15. Series of duration of sound and silence






16. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The length of time sound of silence occurs






28. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






32. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






35. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






37. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






39. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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