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AP Music Theory

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






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






3. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






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






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






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






8. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






10. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






11. The length of time sound of silence occurs






12. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






14. The smallest interval between two notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The speed of a beat






22. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






23. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






25. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Each step of a scale






38. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






41. 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






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






43. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






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






46. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






48. The distance between one wave and the next






49. Refers to the shape and form of the sound wave as it moves in distance & frequency






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