GENERAL THEORY!!
What does a sharp (#) do to a note???
Raises a note by a half step
Which composer wrote the famous piece Fur Elise?
What are the three notes in a triad?
Root, third, fifth.
What interval is from C to D?
Major Second
What is the 1st scale degree called?
Tonic
How many beats does a half note get in 4/4 time?
2 Beats
Who composed the Messiah and the “Hallelujah Chorus”?
George Frideric Handel.
a C major triad has which notes?
C E G
What is the interval from C to G called?
What is the 7th scale degree
Leading tone
What is the name for the distance between two pitches?
Interval
Which Austrian composer went deaf later in life but continued composing?
Beethoven.
What are the qualities of triads built on the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th degrees of a major scale?
ii = minor, iii = minor, vi = minor.
What is the interval from F to D♭?
Minor Sixth
What is the sixth scale degree
sub mediant
What is the order of sharps in a key signature?
Who is known as the “Father of the Symphony”?
Franz Joseph Haydn.
In harmonic minor, what is the quality of the triad built on the 7th scale degree?
Diminished.
What is the inversion of an augmented fourth?
Diminished fifth.
In a minor key, what is the 6th scale degree called, and why is it important?
Submediant; it’s the root of the relative major.
In 6/8 time, how many eighth notes fit in one measure, and how are they usually grouped?
6 eighth notes, grouped as two sets of three
This Russian composer wrote The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.
Igor Stravinsky.
Build a B diminished triad and then put it into second inversion.
B–D–F. In 2nd inversion: F–B–D.
From E♭ up to C♯, name the interval and its enharmonic equivalent.
Major seventh; enharmonic equivalent = diminished octave.
In the key of G major, what is the name of the 4th scale degree, and what role does it usually play in harmony?
The 4th scale degree is C, called the subdominant. It often moves to the dominant (5th scale degree) to create tension before resolving back to the tonic.