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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






7. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






8. The speed of a beat






9. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






11. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






15. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






17. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






20. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






22. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






23. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






26. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






27. Each step of a scale






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






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






30. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






31. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






34. Indicates the end of a piece of music






35. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






39. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic






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






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






42. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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