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AP Music Theory

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






2. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






4. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale






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






14. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






15. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






29. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






30. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






33. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






38. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






40. Each step of a scale






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






42. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






48. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






49. Series of duration of sound and silence






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