Basic Music
Two notes that equal a whole note.
What are half notes?
Minor scale with 2 sharps.
What is b minor?
The musical distances between pitches.
What are intervals?
In this natural scale the two half steps occur between 2nd and 3rd degree as well as the 5th and 6th degree.
What is the natural minor scale?
A simultaneous sound of three or more pitches.
What is a chord?
On sheet music, notes are divided up to help the musician keep track of where they are.
What is a measure?
Major scale with 5 flats.
What is D flat major?
The interval with 5 half steps.
What is a perfect fourth?
The harmonic minor scale is the same as the natural minor scale except for which degree?
What is the 7th degree?
The first note of a chord assuming that the chords are stacked on top of one another is known as the...
What is the root note?
Primarily in piano music, the music has both treble and bass clef known as...
What is the grand staff?
D flat major scale has the same sharps as what minor?
What is b flat minor?
The interval with 12 half steps.
What is a perfect octave?
The scale that has different accidentals when descending.
What is the melodic minor scale?
The third note of a chord, assuming the notes are stacked on one another.
What is the fifth?
In music there are signs or symbols that alter certain notes pitch.
What are accidentals?
Minor scale that has no sharps or flats.
What is a minor?
Intervals larger than an octave.
What are compound intervals?
In a melodic minor scale on the descend two degrees change their sign.
What are the 6th and 7th degree?
The I7 or F7 chord contains 4 notes. F,A,C, and?
What is E flat?
Music typically will start on the downbeat, but when it doesn't, it has a partial measure before with an upbeat start.
What is an anacrusis?
Major scale that has 6 flats.
What is G flat major?
Perfect intervals always invert to perfect intervals. Major intervals will always revert to what?
What are minor intervals?
The scale with 5 tones.
What is the Pentatonic scale?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Cello Suite 1 was composed between 1717 and 1723. This piece is still widely known today. This composer is still famous for this piece today.
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?