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AP Music Theory

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1. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






4. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






5. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






6. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






7. 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






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






9. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






20. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered two half steps






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






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






23. A minor church mode with a flatted second






24. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






26. Indicates the end of a piece of music






27. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






39. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






42. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






44. A major church mode with no accidentals






45. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






46. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






48. The distance between one wave and the next






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






50. A single line of melody