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AP Music Theory

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






2. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






5. A minor church mode with a flatted second






6. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






8. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






10. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






11. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






14. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






16. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor






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






18. The body of a note






19. A single line of melody






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






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






22. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






24. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






28. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






33. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Each step of a scale






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






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






44. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






46. The smallest interval between two notes






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






48. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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