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AP Music Theory

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






2. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






3. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






6. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






7. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






11. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






13. A major church mode with no accidentals






14. The body of a note






15. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






18. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






19. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






23. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






27. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






28. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






33. The smallest interval between two notes






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






35. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






40. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






43. A single line of melody






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






45. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






48. An interval that consists of two half steps






49. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






50. The speed of a beat