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AP Music Theory

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1. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






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






6. Indicates the end of a piece of music






7. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






9. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






15. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






17. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






19. The distance between one wave and the next






20. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






21. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






23. Each step of a scale






24. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






29. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






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






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






35. A single line of melody






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






40. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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