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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Indicates the end of a piece of music






5. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






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






9. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






12. The use of all three minor forms within a composition






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






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






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






16. An ordered collection of pitches in whole and half step patterns






17. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






20. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






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






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






33. Series of duration of sound and silence






34. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






35. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Each step of a scale






43. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






44. The speed of a beat






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






46. The distance between one wave and the next






47. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






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






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