Ap Music Theory Flash Cards

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Cadence/cadential extension

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Front 2

Contour: conjunct/disjunct

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Front 3

Melody/countermelody

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Front 4

Elision(phrase elision)

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Front 5

Fragment (fragmented motive)

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Front 6

Introduction/bridge/chorus

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Front 7

Twelve-bar blues/song from

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Front 8

Melodic procedures

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Front 9

a. Augmentation

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Front 10

b. Diminution

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Front 11

c. Fragmentation

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Front 12

d. Internal expansion

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Front 13

e. Inversion

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Front 14

f. Literal repetition

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Front 15

g. Octave displacement

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Front 16

h. Retrograde

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Front 17

i. Truncation

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Front 18

Extension/phrase extension

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Front 19

Motive/motivic transformation

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Front 20

Period/contrasting/double/parallel

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Front 21

Antecedent/consequent

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Front 22

Phrase Group

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Front 23

Refrain

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Front 24

Small Forms

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Front 25

a. Binary

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Front 26

b. Rounded binary

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Front 27

c. Simple binary

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Front 28

d. Ternary

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Front 29

Solo (soli)

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Front 30

Strophic/through-composed

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Front 31

Theme (thematic transformation)

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Front 32

Theme and variations

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Front 33

Root position inversions and seventh chord inversions

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Front 34

8-7, 9-8, 7-6, 4-3

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Front 35

Triads in major and minor

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Front 36

Cadence types

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Front 37

a. perfect

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Front 38

b. Imperfect

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Front 39

c. deceptive

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Front 40

d. half (phrygian half)

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Front 41

e. plagal

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Front 42

f. conclusive/inconclusive

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Front 43

Triad types: augmented, diminished, major, minor

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Front 44

Seventh chord types

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Front 45

Function

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Front 46

a. tonic function

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Front 47

b. dominant function

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Front 48

c. predominant function

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Front 49

Circle of fifths

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Front 50

Harmonic rhythm

Back 50

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Front 51

Modulation

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Front 52

a. Common tone

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Front 53

b. Phrase (direct)

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Front 54

c. Pivot chord

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Front 55

Tonicization

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Front 56

Neighboring chord

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Front 57

Retrogression

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Front 58

Secondary Dominant/ secondary Leading Tone chord

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Front 59

Second Inversion triads: arpeggiating, cadential, neighboring/passing, passing

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Front 60

Non-chord tones: anticipation, appaggiatura, escape tone, Neighboring tone, Ornament, passing tone, pedal point, suspension

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Front 61

Spacing/ Voicing

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Front 62

Voice leading: commmon tone, motion, objectionable parallels, cross relation, direct, unequal, unresolved, tendency tone

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Front 63

Arpeggio/ arpeggiation

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Front 64

Consonance/dissonance

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Front 65

Figured bass

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Front 66

Lead Sheet

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Front 67

Picardy Third

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Front 68

Resolution

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Front 69

Intervals: Compound, Half step, inversion, types, tritone, unison, whole step

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Front 70

Accent, agogic/dynamic/metri-cal

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Front 71

Anacrusis (pickup/upbeat)

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Front 72

Meter

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Front 73

Bar line

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Front 74

Beat/Pulse

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Front 75

Cross rhythm

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Front 76

Dot/double dot/dotted rhythm

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Front 77

Duplet/triplet

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Front 78

Duration/rhythm

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Front 79

Hemiola

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Front 80

Note value

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Front 81

Polyrhythm/cross rhythm

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Front 82

swing

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Front 83

syncopation

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Front 84

tempo

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Front 85

Tie

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Front 86

Time signature

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Front 87

Accidential

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Front 88

Chromatic/diatonic

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Front 89

Key signature

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Front 90

Major scale

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Front 91

Minor, Harmonic, Melodic, Natural

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Front 92

Modes

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Front 93

Modality

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Front 94

Parallel key/ relative key

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Front 95

Pentatonic scale

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Front 96

Whole tone scale

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Front 97

Chromatic scale

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Front 98

Scale degree names

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Front 99

Tetrachord

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Front 100

Tonal/atonal

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Front 101

Counterpoint

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Front 102

Hetrophony

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Front 103

Homophony

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Front 104

Polyphony

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Front 105

Chordal accompianiment

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Front 106

Instrumentation

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Front 107

Canon/canonic

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Front 108

Obbligato

Back 108

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Front 109

Ostinato

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Front 110

Register

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Front 111

Tessitura

Back 111

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Front 112

Alberti bass/ Walking bass

Back 112

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Front 113

Lyrics

Back 113

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Front 114

Melismatic/ melisma

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Front 115

Stanza/ verse

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Front 116

Syllabic

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Front 117

Aria

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Front 118

Art song/ song

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Front 119

Concerto

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Front 120

Fugue

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Front 121

Genre

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Front 122

Opera

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Front 123

Interlude/prelude/postlude

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Front 124

Sonata/string quartet/symphony

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