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
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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M
A dotted half note plus a half note
5
D major
2 sharps
natural minor
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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
D, F, A-flat
diminished
d minor: A, C#, E
V
To grow steadily quieter in a piece of music
decrescendo / diminuendo
Minor, no flats or sharps
a minor
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16 sixteenth notes
4
F major
one flat
the minor scale that raises the seventh scale degree both ascending and descending
harmonic 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
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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dim
a dotted eighth and a sixteenth note
1
c minor
3 flats
the minor scale that raises the 6th and 7th scale degrees on the way up and flats them on the way down
melodic minor
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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
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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m
a dotted whole note
6
C-sharp Major
7 sharps
You can find the first note of the relative minor scale by taking which scale degree of the relative major?
6th
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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
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
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dominant 7th
a dotted quarter note and two sixteenth notes
2
b minor
2 sharps
This scale played on the way up sounds exactly like a major scale except for the 3rd scale degree.
melodic minor