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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






7. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






10. A single line of melody






11. The distance between one wave and the next






12. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






14. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






18. The body of a note






19. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






22. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






33. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






35. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






41. Each step of a scale






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






43. 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






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






45. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






46. The speed of a beat






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






48. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






50. The length of time sound of silence occurs