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AP Music Theory

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






2. The body of a note






3. The speed of a beat






4. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






6. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






7. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






10. Unit of space in between bar lines






11. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






20. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






29. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






30. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






34. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






39. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






43. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






45. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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







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