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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






10. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






13. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






27. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






29. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






31. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






32. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






36. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






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






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






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






42. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






43. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






46. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






47. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






48. A major church mode with a raised fourth






49. 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






50. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff