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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






5. 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






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






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






8. The speed of a beat






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






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






11. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






13. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A single line of melody






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






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






23. The length of time sound of silence occurs






24. The distance between one wave and the next






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






26. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






28. The smallest interval between two notes






29. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






43. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






46. An interval that consists of two half steps






47. Series of duration of sound and silence






48. The body of a note






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






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






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