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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The body of a note






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






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






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






7. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






9. Each step of a scale






10. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






14. A single line of melody






15. A major church mode with no accidentals






16. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






21. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






23. The distance between one wave and the next






24. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






28. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






32. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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






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






38. Unit of space in between bar lines






39. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






43. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






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