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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






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






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






6. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






7. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






10. A symmetrical scale with all pitches spaced a half step apart






11. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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






15. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






18. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






19. The body of a note






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






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






22. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






26. A combination of overtones that clash or are out of tune with each other






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A single line of melody






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






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






47. The speed of a beat






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






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






50. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale