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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






5. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






6. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






8. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






10. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






11. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






14. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






23. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






26. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A major church mode with no accidentals






34. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






35. Each step of a scale






36. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






40. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






41. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






44. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






46. A single line of melody






47. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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