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AP Music Theory

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1. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






5. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






9. The distance between one wave and the next






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






11. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






14. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






15. 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






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






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






18. A major church mode with no accidentals






19. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The body of a note






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






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






29. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






30. The speed of a beat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






44. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






47. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






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