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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. The speed of a beat






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






6. 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






7. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






8. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






11. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






12. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Unit of space in between bar lines






21. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. An interval that consists of two half steps






45. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






48. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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