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AP Music Theory

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1. A single line of melody






2. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






3. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






7. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






10. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






11. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






12. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






14. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






30. 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






31. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The speed of a beat






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






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






41. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






47. The smallest interval between two notes






48. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






50. A major church mode with a raised fourth