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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






4. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat






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






6. The speed of a beat






7. Indicates the end of a piece of music






8. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






10. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






11. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






15. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






16. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






19. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






31. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






33. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






36. Each step of a scale






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






38. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






40. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






46. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






47. The distance between one wave and the next






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






49. The body of a note






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