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AP Music Theory

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1. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Each step of a scale






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






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






12. The speed of a beat






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






14. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






27. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






29. The body of a note






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






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






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






33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






36. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






38. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






39. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line






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






41. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






44. A minor church mode with a flatted second






45. A major church mode with a raised fourth






46. Indicates the end of a piece of music






47. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






48. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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