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AP Music Theory

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






2. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






4. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






6. The speed of a beat






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






8. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






12. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






15. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






18. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






27. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






31. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






33. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






34. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






36. The body of a note






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






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






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






40. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






43. 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






44. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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