Pitch & Notation
What are the seven letter names used to name musical pitches
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
How many different pitches are in a major scale before the octave repeats the tonic?
Seven scale degrees.
How many quarter-note beats does a half note usually receive in simple meter?
Two beats.
What does the number of an interval describe?
The distance between letter names, counted inclusively. aka not the half steps in between
What is the order of flats in a key signature?
B,E,A,D,G,C,F
What are the five lines of the treble clef staff, from bottom to top?
E, G, B, D, F.
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in a major scale?
Whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half (W–W–H–W–W–W–H).
In a time signature of 3/4, how many eighth notes can fit in a measure?
What interval is formed from C# up to E?
A minor third.
How many sharps are in the key of B major and what are they?
5 sharps, F,C,G,D,A
What does a sharp do to a note's pitch?
Raises the pitch by one semitone (half step).
What are the three commonly taught forms of the minor scales?
What does a dot added to a note do to its duration?
Adds half of the note's original value.
What interval is formed from C up to F-sharp?
An augmented fourth.
How many flats are in the key of f minor?
4 flats
What is the term for two differently spelled notes that sound the same in equal temperament, such as F-sharp and G-flat?
Enharmonic equivalents.
In A natural minor name scale degrees 2, 5, and 7.
B is scale degree 2, E is scale degree 5, and G is scale degree 7.
What is the difference between a tie and a slur?
A tie joins the durations of two notes of the same pitch; a slur indicates smooth connection between different notes.
What is the inversion of a major third, and what is the sum of their interval numbers?
A minor sixth; 3 + 6 = 9.
How do you find the relative minor of a major key?
Take the tonic or name of the major key and count down three half steps; identify the 6th note of that major scale
If a note is written with a natural sign after a sharp in the same measure, what happens to its pitch?
The natural sign cancels the sharp, returning the note to its natural letter-name pitch, subject to the notation rules.
In Gb major name scale degrees 2, 5, and 7. Include flats if applicable.
Ab is scale degree 2, Db is scale degree 5, and F is scale degree 7.
How many half notes does 32- thirty-second notes reduce down to?
2 half notes
What is the difference in half steps between a perfect fifth and a diminished fifth?
One half step: a perfect fifth has 7 half steps and a diminished fifth has 6.
What is the enharmonic key of B?
C flat