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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






9. A major church mode with no accidentals






10. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






22. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






25. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






27. The smallest interval between two notes






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






29. The speed of a beat






30. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






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






34. Each step of a scale






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






36. The body of a note






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






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






39. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






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






44. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






47. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






49. A single line of melody






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







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