Name That Melodic Interval
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m3
Treble Clef: 2nd line
G
This note takes up an entire measure in 4/4 time
Whole note
To grow steadily louder in a piece of music
Crescendo
This type of scale is built upon the following whole and half step pattern: WWHWWWH
Major Scale
C Major
a minor
C, E, G
Major
F Major: F, A, C
I
An Italian word which means to gradually slow down the tempo
ritardando / allargando
Major, 1 sharp
G Major
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M7
Bass clef: 2nd line
B
Two of these notes can be paired with one eighth note to complete a single beat
sixteenth note
A rhythmic pattern in which a single beat is separated into three equal notes
triplet
This type of minor scale raises the seventh scale degree both ascending and descending
Harmonic minor
b-flat minor
D-flat Major
D, F, A-flat
diminished
d minor: A, C#, E
V
To grow steadily quieter in a piece of music
decrescendo / diminuendo
Minor, no sharps or flats
a minor
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P4
Treble Clef: One ledger line below E
C
This dotted note is equivalent to 3/4 of a beat
dotted eighth note
Accidentals
This scale contains all of the half steps between "do" and "do"
Chromatic scale
A Major
f# minor
G, B, D#
augmented
G Major: A, C, E
ii
A musical device often found in jazz and rap music where important sounds fall on weak beats, creating a catchy, off-balance feeling to the music
syncopation
Major, 3 flats
E-flat
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tritone
Bass Clef: 5th line
A
In 6/8 time, I have a dotted quarter note and a quarter note in a measure. What note do I need to finish the measure?
eighth note
transposition
This type of minor scale contains a raised sixth and seventh scale degree when ascending and a flatted sixth and seventh scale degree when descending
Melodic minor
c minor
E-Flat Major
C, E-flat, G
minor
F# minor: D, F#, A
VI
If you see this in a musical score, it means go back to the beginning
Da Capo / D.C.
Minor, 1 sharp
e minor
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M6
Bass Clef: Two ledger lines below G
C
This rest is usually equal to four beats, but can also be used to signify a full measure of rest in any time signature
whole rest
If a seventh chord has its seventh in the bass, we would call it a _______ _______ chord.
3rd inversion
The only minor scale that contains no accidentals
Natural minor
B-flat Major
g minor
B, D, F
diminished
E-flat Major: A-flat, C, E-flat
IV
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, thereby adding their value together
tie
Major, 5 sharps