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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






7. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






9. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






12. The speed of a beat






13. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






24. The distance between one wave and the next






25. The smallest interval between two notes






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






27. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






31. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step






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






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






34. Series of duration of sound and silence






35. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






36. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






38. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






40. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






45. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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