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AP Music Theory

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1. Each step of a scale






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






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






4. A single line of melody






5. Series of duration of sound and silence






6. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






12. The speed of a beat






13. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






16. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






19. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






25. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






26. The body of a note






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






28. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






38. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






40. The distance between one wave and the next






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






42. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once