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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






4. The distance between one wave and the next






5. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






6. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






9. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The body of a note






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






25. The speed of a beat






26. Each step of a scale






27. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






29. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






30. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






33. Unit of space in between bar lines






34. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






36. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






40. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






42. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






50. Consists of two whole steps and a half step







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