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AP Music Theory

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






2. A major church mode with no accidentals






3. A single line of melody






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






5. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






22. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






24. Series of duration of sound and silence






25. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






26. The distance between one wave and the next






27. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






32. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






37. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






38. The length of time sound of silence occurs






39. The speed of a beat






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






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






42. Each step of a scale






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






44. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






49. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






50. A major church mode with a raised fourth