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AP Music Theory

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






2. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






3. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






4. A minor church mode with a flatted second






5. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending






6. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






7. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave






8. The length of time sound of silence occurs






9. A major church mode with a raised fourth






10. Indicates the end of a piece of music






11. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






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






17. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A set of five lines and four spaces for note writing; each line corresponds to a note with a letter name in between A and G






28. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






30. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






35. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






36. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






38. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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