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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






5. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






7. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






16. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






19. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






30. Each step of a scale






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






32. The smallest interval between two notes






33. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






35. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






37. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A single line of melody






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






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






49. Unit of space in between bar lines






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