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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The body of a note






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






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






6. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






8. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






11. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






16. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






19. A single line of melody






20. 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






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






22. The length of time sound of silence occurs






23. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






24. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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