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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






7. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






8. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






9. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






11. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






14. A single line of melody






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






16. The body of a note






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






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






19. The speed of a beat






20. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






28. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






33. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






39. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






40. Each step of a scale






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






42. A major church mode with a raised fourth






43. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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