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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






5. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






17. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Each step of a scale






26. The smallest interval between two notes






27. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






38. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






41. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






43. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






44. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






47. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






49. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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