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AP Music Theory
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1. Scale degree 4; prefix 'sub' meaning below the dominant
Subdominat
Bar Lines
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Mediant
2. Refers to the beat being divided equally into 2 parts
Cautionary Accidental
Dominant
Simple Meter
Supertonic
3. An interval that consists of two half steps
Blues Scale
Whole Step
Leading Tone
Supertonic
4. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale
Dominant
Hemiola
C Clef
Natural Minor Scale
5. A symbol used to extend the value of a note by connecting it to another note
Ledger Lines
C Clef
Submediant
Tie
6. The higher female voice; clef is on the first line
Raised Submediant
Soprano
Baritone
Scale
7. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once
Relative Minor
Aeolian Mode
Flat (b)
Polyphonic
8. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords
Major Scale
Tonic
Raised Submediant
Locrian Mode
9. Series of duration of sound and silence
Sharp (#)
Subdominat
Relative Minor
Rhythm
10. An accidental which is placed in parenthesis indication the note has the same accidental in a different octave
Cautionary Accidental
Pure Minor Scale
Monophonic
Whole Tone Scale
11. A major church mode with a flatted seventh
Mixolydian Mode
Sharp (#)
Dot
Major Scale
12. The first five notes of every form of a minor scale; same as minor except for flatted third
Natural Minor Scale
Minor Pentachord
Major Scale
Flat (b)
13. Unit of space in between bar lines
Mezzo-Soprano
Tie
Measures
Lydian Mode
14. Consists of two whole steps and a half step
Pure Minor Scale
Grand Staff
Ionian Mode
Tetrachord
15. A scale with a different pattern of whole & half steps from major or minor
Dominant
Neutral Clef
Stem
Church Mode
16. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending
Double Sharp (X)
Compound Meter
Scale Degree
Melodic Minor Scale
17. Scale degree 7 in the natural minor scale when the 7th is a whole step above the tonic
Church Mode
Subtonic
Baritone
Measures
18. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line
Leading Tone
Mezzo-Soprano
Scale Degree
Staff
19. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be lowered a half step
Simple Meter
Flat (b)
Dissonant
Ionian Mode
20. Rhythmic displacements of the expected strong beats created by dots - rests - ties - accent marks - & dynamics
Polyphonic
Common Time (C)
Syncopation
Dot
21. Scale degree 3; halfway between the tonic & dominant
Tetrachord
Dot
Bar Lines
Mediant
22. Major and minor scales that have the same pitches & key signature
Subdominat
Stem
Whole Tone Scale
Relative Minor
23. A stick drawn on all notes that are shorter in value than a whole note
Mixolydian Mode
Lydian Mode
Stem
Ionian Mode
24. A single line of melody
Harmonic Minor Scale
Monophonic
Double Flat (bb)
Tonic
25. A recurring pulsation that divides music into units of time
Asymmetrical Meter
Monophonic
Beat
Duration
26. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised seventh
System
Harmonic Minor Scale
Dissonant
Pitch (Frequency)- Wavelength
27. Consists of 3 elements: attack - sustain - and release
Neutral Clef
Articulation- Envelope
Dot
Syncopation
28. A symbol that extends the value of a note by half the original value
Hertz
Subdivision
Dot
Scale Degree
29. A tail drawn on the top of a stem for all notes shorter in value than a quarter note
Enharmonic Equivalent
Compound Meter
Flag
Polyphonic
30. The unit of measure for frequency or the rate of vibration
Hertz
Mediant
Final Bar Line
Baritone
31. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature
Common Time (C)
Note Head
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Tonic
32. A clef used for pitch-less or rhythm instruments
Flat (b)
Mixolydian Mode
Neutral Clef
Cautionary Accidental
33. A scale containing 5 notes containing no half steps; C D E G A C
Cautionary Accidental
Rhythm
Half Step
Pentatonic Scale
34. A scale containing 7 notes with no second or sixth degree
Major Scale
Blues Scale
Baritone
Chromatic Scale
35. A scale with a WHWWHWW step pattern and three different derivatives: Natural - Harmonic - & Melodic
Pure Minor Scale
Note Head
Dissonant
Downbeat
36. Multiple staves connected by bar lines - a bracket - or a brace
Harmonic Minor Scale
System
Baritone
Dot
37. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand
Diminished Scale (Octatonic Scale)
Dominant
Ledger Lines
Downbeat
38. Two lines that signal the end of a section of music
Double Bar Line
Subtonic
Compound Meter
Ledger Lines
39. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic
Harmonic Minor Scale
Submediant
Blues Scale
Dot
40. Scale degree 1; the tone on which a scale is built
Relative Minor
Tonic
Pure Minor Scale
Baritone
41. High male voice; clef is on the fourth line
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
Locrian Mode
Flag
Tenor
42. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart
Polyphonic
Chromatic Scale
Sharp (#)
Harmonic Minor Scale
43. A major church mode with no accidentals
Asymmetrical Meter
Beat
Ionian Mode
Aeolian Mode
44. Each step of a scale
Locrian Mode
Leading Tone
Scale Degree
Baritone
45. Indicates the end of a piece of music
Double Flat (bb)
Pure Minor Scale
Final Bar Line
System
46. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency
Timbre (Tone Color)- Waveform
Pure Minor Scale
System
Simple Meter
47. A beat before the first measure or a pick-up beat
Submediant
Anacrusis
Note Head
Measures
48. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic
Grand Staff
Measures
Staff
Leading Tone
49. An accidental used to indicate that the note is to be raised a half step
Duration
Simple Meter
Sharp (#)
Leading Tone
50. The maximum extent of a vibration measured from the position of equilibrium
Bar Lines
Tetrachord
Dynamic (Amplitude)- Waveheight
Cut Time (¢)- Alla Breve
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