Pitch
What does pitch tell us about a sound?
How high or low a sound is
How many unique notes are in a major scale before the octave repeats?
Seven.
What do we call the distance between two pitches?
An interval
What chord is this?
C + E + G
C major.
What note must be changed to make C major into C minor?
E becomes E♭
Which of the following is an octave?
(A). C-C#
(B). G-C
(C). E-E♭
(D). F-F
(D). F-F
What notes make up the C major scale?
C – D – E – F – G – A – B –(C)
What interval is C → E?
Major third
What is the difference between a major chord and a minor chord?
The major chord sounds happy! The minor chord sounds sad.
(The third is lowered by one half step in a minor triad.)
What is the relative minor of C major?
A minor
On a piano, what is the distance from C to C♯?
Half step.
A is the relative minor of C major. What notes make up the A minor scale?
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – (A)
What interval is C → G?
Perfect fifth
What is the difference between melody and harmony?
Melody is a sequence of notes forming a musical line. Harmony is the combination of pitches that support the melody
What interval is C to G?
Perfect fifth!
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in a major scale?
W W H W W W H
What interval is this?
Perfect fifth
What chord is this?
C + E♭ + G
C minor
What is this interval?
(Hint: It is nicknamed the "devil's chord")
Tritone
Which pair is a half step?
(A). C–D
(B). E–F
(C). G–A
(D). F–G
(B). E–F.
You are building a major scale starting on G. You have:
G – A – B – C – D – E – ? – G
F#
I want to make a major 6th interval in the key of C. What are the notes I should use?
(A). C-B
(B). C-E
(C). C-A
(D). C-E♭
(C). C-A
Which chord is major? Which chord is minor?
The happy chord is major! The sad chord is minor.
What is Emily's last name?
or
What is Ethan's last name?
poo poo
or
doo doo
jk. Her name is Emily Park, and his name is Ethan Liu