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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






7. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






8. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






9. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






12. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






17. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






28. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






30. A major church mode with no accidentals






31. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






32. Unit of space in between bar lines






33. An interval that consists of two half steps






34. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns






35. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Each step of a scale