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AP Music Theory

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






2. The smallest interval between two notes






3. Refers to the beat being divided into 3 parts






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






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






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






7. Another name for a note using the opposite accidental






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






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






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






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






12. Scale degree 6; Halfway between subdominant & tonic






13. A minor church mode with a flatted second






14. Scale degree 7; Leads up to resolution of tonic






15. An interval that consists of two half steps






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






17. Combines treble and bass clef into one staff






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






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






20. A major church mode with no accidentals






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






22. A major church mode with a raised fourth






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






24. Multiple lines of melody being sung at once






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






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






27. A minor church mode with a raised sixth






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






29. The distance between one wave and the next






30. A combination of overtones that sound pleasant together






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






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






33. Each step of a scale






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






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






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






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






38. A single line of melody






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






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






41. Unit of space in between bar lines






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






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






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






45. A symbol which means the song has a four four time signature






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






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






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






49. Indicates the end of a piece of music






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






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