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AP Music Theory

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1. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






4. Each step of a scale






5. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






18. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






19. A minor church mode with a flatted second






20. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






24. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






26. The body of a note






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






28. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






31. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






37. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






40. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






42. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






43. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






44. Unit of space in between bar lines






45. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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