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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






8. Each step of a scale






9. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






13. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






14. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






19. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






21. A single line of melody






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






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






24. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






26. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






46. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






49. A major church mode with no accidentals






50. A minor church mode with a flatted second







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