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
This Cavalier home stadium plays host to football, soccer, and this year, lacrosse
Carson Stadium
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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
TIDE is an acronym for what?
Technology
Innovation
Design
Entrepreneurship
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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
Major
This woman serves as Associate Head of School
Kelley Black
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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
This song is sung by the Primers to the Seniors at Senior Chapel
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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 5-note scale is common in Asian music and spirituals.
pentatonic
the year of CCES's founding
1959