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AP Music Theory

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1. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






2. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






4. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






6. The distance between one wave and the next






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






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






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






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






11. The first beat of a measure & it corresponds with the movement of conductor's hand






12. The body of a note






13. 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






14. A minor scale containing a minor pentachord followed by a raised sixth and seventh ascending - and the natural minor form descending






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Each step of a scale






23. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






24. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






27. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






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






30. A single line of melody






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






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






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






34. Moderately high female voice; clef is on the second line






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






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






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






45. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






48. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






49. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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