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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






13. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






16. A single line of melody






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






18. The speed of a beat






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






20. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






23. A major church mode with a raised fourth






24. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






25. The body of a note






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






27. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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






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






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






33. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






45. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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