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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






6. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






15. Indicates the end of a piece of music






16. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






17. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






20. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






22. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






26. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






43. A single line of melody






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






45. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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