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AP Music Theory

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






2. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release






3. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






4. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






5. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






8. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






10. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






20. Each step of a scale






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






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






23. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






27. The length of time sound of silence occurs






28. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






29. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






33. Indicates the end of a piece of music






34. A single line of melody






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






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






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






38. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






40. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






41. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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