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AP Music Theory

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






2. The smallest interval between two notes






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






4. Meters that have beat units of unequal length






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






6. The distance between one wave and the next






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






8. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






9. The body of a note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






21. Each step of a scale






22. Series of duration of sound and silence






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






24. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






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






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






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






28. The length of time sound of silence occurs






29. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






31. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






32. A single line of melody






33. A major church mode with a flatted seventh






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






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






36. A minor scale containing the same pattern as the pure minor scale






37. 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






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






39. A minor church mode following the natural minor scale






40. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






42. The speed of a beat






43. Consists of two whole steps and a half step






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






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






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






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






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






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






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