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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






4. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






6. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The length of time sound of silence occurs






15. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






16. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






18. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






19. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






22. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






24. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






28. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






32. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






44. Indicates the end of a piece of music






45. The speed of a beat






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






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






48. 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






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






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