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AP Music Theory

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1. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






3. A minor church mode with a flatted second






4. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The length of time sound of silence occurs






12. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






16. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






17. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






19. Each step of a scale






20. A single line of melody






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






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






23. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






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






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






29. A major church mode with no accidentals






30. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






34. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






40. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






42. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






45. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






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