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AP Music Theory

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1. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






3. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Scale degree 6 in a melodic minor scale when the 6th is raised a half step






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






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






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






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






16. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






17. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






19. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






21. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






23. A major church mode with a raised fourth






24. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






27. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






33. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






38. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






42. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






43. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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