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AP Music Theory

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






2. The smallest interval between two notes






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






4. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






7. A major church mode with a raised fourth






8. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






9. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






15. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






26. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Unit of space in between bar lines






35. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






36. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






37. The distance between one wave and the next






38. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






42. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






43. A single line of melody






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






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






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






47. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






48. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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