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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






10. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






12. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






21. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






32. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






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






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






35. The speed of a beat






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






37. The smallest interval between two notes






38. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






41. A single line of melody






42. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






43. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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