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AP Music Theory

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






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






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






4. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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






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






8. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






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






13. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






17. The speed of a beat






18. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






23. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






24. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






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






30. A scale with a WWHWWWH step pattern containing two tetrachords






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






32. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






33. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






34. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






36. The smallest interval between two notes






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






38. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






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






42. The body of a note






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






44. A single line of melody






45. Vertical lines that divide the staff into measures






46. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






47. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






49. A minor church mode with a flatted second






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