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AP Music Theory
Mr. Mooney
PHS, Period 5
Quarter 1 Terms (Total 237 current terms)
Melody:
Pitch, High, Low, Unison, Monophonic (monophony), Melodic
Interval: (Complete list of intervals see below) Whole Step (Major
2nd), Half-step (minor 2nd), Enharmonic tone, Scale degrees (1 =
Tonic, 2 = Supertonic, 3 = Mediant, 4 = Subdominant,
5 = Dominant, 6 = Sub-Mediant, 7 = Leading tone-Major or
Subtonic-minor) Major Scale, minor scales: natural minor,
harmonic minor, melodic minor, Cantus firmus (Chant bass-like
melody). Ascending, Descending, Inverted intervals, Steps, skips,
leaps, Octave, Octave Register, Transpose (transposition),
Interval Inversion, Lowered, Raised
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Harmony:
Consonant (Consonance), Dissonant (Dissonance), Imitation
Polyphonic (polyphony), Homophonic (homophony),
Harmonic Interval, Major chord, minor chord, Augmented
chord, diminished chord, Key, Key Signature, Relative minor,
Relative Major, Parallel minor, Parallel Major, Tetrachords,
Transpose (transposition), Major, minor, diminished, Augmented,
Perfect, Simple Intervals, Compound Intervals, Triad, Tertian
chord, Seventh chords, INVERSIONS (root position, first, second,
third –see textbook page 45) Major seventh, Dominant Seventh
(major-minor), minor seventh, half-diminished seventh,
diminished seventh, Bottom note, Bass position, doubled, Figured
Bass, Intervals above the Bass, Chord Realization, Diatonic, Nondiatonic, Chromatic, Altered
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Rhythm:
Fast, Slow, Beat, Tempos: Largo, Adagio, Moderato (Andante),
Allegro, Presto, Accelerando, Ritardando, Time Signature, Beat
division, Number of divisions, Division Duration, Simple beat,
compound beat, Simple Meter, Compound Meter, Odd Meter,
Single Meter (Waltz), Duple meter, Triple meter, Quadruple
meter , Syncopation(s), grouplet, Metronome, metric accents
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AP Music Theory
Mr. Mooney
PHS, Period 5
Quarter 1 Terms Continued …
Form/Structure:
Strophic, Through-composed, Repetition, D.C. = Da Capo, D.S. =
Dal Segno, Fine, D.C. al fine, D.S. al fine, Coda, Binary Form,
Continuous Binary Form, Minuet, Fugue, Concerto Grosso,
Symphony, Oratorio, Opera, Sonata, Cantata, Motet, Madrigal,
1st Ending, 2nd Ending.
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Tone(Timbre):
Bright, Dark, Strident, Muted,
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Texture:
Thick, Thin, Monophonic (monophony), Polyphonic (polyphony),
Homophonic (homophony), Imitative
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Dynamics:
Loud, soft, pianissimo (pp), piano (p), mezzo-piano (mp), mezzoforte (mf), forte (f), fortissimo (ff), crescendo <, descrescendo or
diminuendo >, Accents: Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Tenuto, Slur
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Music Notation Symbols/Terms:
Musical Alphabet, Piano Keyboard, Line, Space, Staff, Treble Clef (G
clef), Bass Clef (F clef), C Clef,
Measures (Bar lines), Ledger line, Grand Staff, Brace, Key Signature,
Time Signature, Meter
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Head, Stem, Flag, Beam(s) (Dotted) Whole note/rest, (Dotted) Half
note/rest, (Dotted) Quarter note/rest, (Dotted) Eighth note/rest, (Dotted)
Sixteenth note/rest, (Dotted) Thirty-second note/rest, Ties, Dot
Accidentals: Sharps, Flats, Naturals, Double Sharp, Double flat
Repeat Sign, Fermata,
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AP Music Theory
Mr. Mooney
PHS, Period 5
Quarter 1 Terms Continued …
LIST OF INTERVALS and INTERVED INTERVALS :
STEPS = Perfect Prime (Unison), minor 2nd Major 2nd
SKIPS = minor 3rd, Major 3rd, Perfect 4th, Tritone (Aug 4th or dim 5th) , Perfect 5th
LEAPS = minor 6th, Major 6th, minor 7th, Major 7th, Perfect Octave
WRITTEN Intervals include = diminished 2nd, Augmented 2nd, diminished 3rd, Augmented
3rd, dim. 4th, Aug 4th, dim. 5th, Aug 5th, dim. 6th, Aug 6th, dim 7th, Aug. 7th, dim. 8th, Aug 8th
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INVERTED INTERVAL FORMULAS-Minor  Major
Second  Seventh
Perfect  Perfect
Third  Sixth
Diminished  Augmented
Fourth  Fifth