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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






7. The speed of a beat






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






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






10. A single line of melody






11. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






14. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






18. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






30. Lines written when the note goes above and below the staff lines






31. The length of time sound of silence occurs






32. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






33. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






37. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






41. A minor church mode with a flatted second






42. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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