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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. The length of time sound of silence occurs






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






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






6. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






8. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






10. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






11. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






14. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






15. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






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






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






21. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






22. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






24. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






27. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






29. A single line of melody






30. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






32. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The distance between one wave and the next






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






47. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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