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AP Music Theory

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1. Each step of a scale






2. 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






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






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






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






6. A major church mode with a raised fourth






7. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






13. A major church mode with no accidentals






14. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






20. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






22. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






23. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






24. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






26. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






28. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






38. Unit of space in between bar lines






39. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






41. A minor church mode with a flatted second






42. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






43. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C






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






45. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






49. The body of a note






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