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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






14. The body of a note






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






16. Indicates the end of a piece of music






17. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






20. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






22. Series of duration of sound and silence






23. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






26. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






36. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






37. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






49. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






50. The speed of a beat