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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






5. 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






6. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






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






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






12. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






16. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






18. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






20. The smallest interval between two notes






21. A single line of melody






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






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






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






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






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






27. Indicates the end of a piece of music






28. Each step of a scale






29. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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






31. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






34. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






38. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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