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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






6. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






9. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






13. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






16. A scale containing 8 notes that alternate a whole step & half step apart






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






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






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






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






21. The smallest interval between two notes






22. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






28. A major church mode with no accidentals






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






38. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






39. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






41. Indicates the end of a piece of music






42. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






44. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






48. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






50. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once