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AP Music Theory

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1. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






6. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The distance between one wave and the next






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






19. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






22. Each step of a scale






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






24. The length of time sound of silence occurs






25. An interval that consists of two half steps






26. 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






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






28. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






30. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






41. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






42. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






44. The smallest interval between two notes






45. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






46. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






49. A major church mode with no accidentals






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