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AP Music Theory
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1. A symbol which means the song has a two two time signature
Scale
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Harmonic Minor Scale
Phrygian Mode
2. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Soprano
Whole Step
Submediant
Flag
3. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Melodic Minor Scale
Alto
Beat
Anacrusis
4. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised seventh
Meter
Dominant
Harmonic Minor Scale
Downbeat
5. Organization of beats into regular groups of 2 - 3 - or 4 and how the beat is subdivided
Soprano
Meter
Consonant
Double Sharp (X)
6. A diminished church mode with a diminished tonic triad - a flatted second & fifth
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Locrian Mode
Bar Lines
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
7. A major church mode with no accidentals
Scale Degree
Melodic Minor Scale
Articulation- Envelope
Ionian Mode
8. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once
Staff
Double Flat (bb)
Submediant
Polyphonic
9. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics
Natural Minor Scale
Scale
Syncopation
Alto
10. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart
Chromatic Scale
Major Scale
Hemiola
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
11. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave
Tenor
Cautionary Accidental
Minor Pentachord
Staff
12. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Stem
Common Time (C)
Mezzo-Soprano
Whole Tone Scale
13. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments
Soprano
Neutral Clef
System
Locrian Mode
14. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Pure Minor Scale
Dot
Soprano
15. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand
Pentatonic Scale
Downbeat
Dot
Melodic Minor Scale
16. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree
Stem
Alto
Pentatonic Scale
Blues Scale
17. Low female voice; clef is on the middle line
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Compound Meter
Alto
Minor Pentachord
18. The smallest interval between two notes
Blues Scale
Half Step
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Note Head
19. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Compound Meter
Whole Tone Scale
Articulation- Envelope
Tempo
20. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace
Half Step
Beat
Polyphonic
System
21. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step
Double Sharp (X)
Flat (b)
Double Flat (bb)
Double Bar Line
22. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff
Pentatonic Scale
Church Mode
Grand Staff
Tenor
23. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built
Hemiola
Tonic
Flat (b)
Bar Lines
24. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration
Hertz
Measures
Grand Staff
Dorian Mode
25. Division of the beat into 2 or 3 equal parts
Polyphonic
Aeolian Mode
Subdivision
Anacrusis
26. The body of a note
Scalar Variance
Note Head
Common Time (C)
Pure Minor Scale
27. Low male voice; clef is on the fifth line
Whole Tone Scale
Baritone
Compound Meter
System
28. A major church mode with a flatted seventh
Blues Scale
Mezzo-Soprano
Mixolydian Mode
Note Head
29. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Subdominat
Syncopation
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Melodic Minor Scale
30. The length of time sound of silence occurs
Relative Minor
Duration
Mezzo-Soprano
Articulation- Envelope
31. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts
Stem
Bar Lines
Double Bar Line
Compound Meter
32. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Minor Pentachord
Alto
Dot
Tempo
33. Meters that have beat units of unequal length
Mixolydian Mode
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Double Sharp (X)
Asymmetrical Meter
34. A form of short hand that dispenses with the writing of accidentals for the notes being changed to fit the scale
Tenor
Asymmetrical Meter
Compound Meter
Key Signature
35. The speed of a beat
Final Bar Line
Tempo
Major Scale
Lydian Mode
36. A single line of melody
Raised Submediant
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Monophonic
Subdivision
37. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps
Baritone
Neutral Clef
C Clef
Double Flat (bb)
38. A major church mode with a raised fourth
Grand Staff
Staff
Lydian Mode
Harmonic Minor Scale
39. Series of duration of sound and silence
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Rhythm
Double Bar Line
Mezzo-Soprano
40. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together
Tetrachord
Tempo
Consonant
Key Signature
41. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Note Head
Melodic Minor Scale
Key Signature
42. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic
Leading Tone
Raised Submediant
Neutral Clef
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
43. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note
Stem
Articulation- Envelope
Half Step
Double Flat (bb)
44. Two lines that signal the end of a section of music
Double Bar Line
Common Time (C)
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
Sharp (#)
45. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other
Dissonant
Dominant
Subdominat
Mediant
46. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line
Pentatonic Scale
Soprano
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Polyphonic
47. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Mezzo-Soprano
Relative Minor
Double Sharp (X)
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
48. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
Rhythm
Whole Tone Scale
System
Sharp (#)
49. The distance between one wave and the next
Half Step
Harmonic Minor Scale
Major Scale
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
50. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords
Simple Meter
Half Step
Beat
Major Scale
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