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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






6. The speed of a beat






7. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






8. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






11. The distance between one wave and the next






12. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






15. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






17. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






29. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






32. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






34. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






36. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






47. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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







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