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AP Music Theory

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1. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






5. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






7. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






8. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






11. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






15. Indicates the end of a piece of music






16. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






22. Unit of space in between bar lines






23. The length of time sound of silence occurs






24. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






26. A single line of melody






27. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Each step of a scale






42. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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