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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






12. The body of a note






13. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






15. The speed of a beat






16. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






20. An interval that consists of two half steps






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






22. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






23. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






24. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






26. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






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






30. An artificial scale containing 6 notes that are all a whole step apart






31. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






33. The smallest interval between two notes






34. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






40. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






41. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature






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






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






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






47. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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