SCALES & TONALITY
This term derives from the Italian "La Scala".
What is the Scale?
This American Composer worked exclusively with Atonality and Chance Operations.
Who was John Cage?
The most basic musical form.
What is Binary or AB form?
The most common African Drum.
What is a Djembe?
The number of strings on a typical guitar.
What is 6?
This scale has 5 pitches.
What is the Pentatonic scale?
Using random Numbers, coin flips o dice rolls to compose music.
What are Chance Operations?
This musical form has three parts
What is Ternary or ABA form?
Classical Indian Rhythm cycles.
What are Tala?
The structure at the base of the guitar that holds the strings in place.
What is the Bridge?
These "steps" are the basic building blocks of the scale.
What are Whole Steps and Half Steps?
John Cage used bolts, rubber, plastic and other materials inserted between piano strings to create this.
What is the Prepared Piano?
Benjamin Britten's composition "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is an example of this musical form.
What is Theme & Variations?
Classical Indian Pitch Cycles.
What are Raga?
These metal bars cross the fingerboard.
What are Frets?
W W h W W W h
What is the formula for the Major scale?
This compositional technique treats all pitches equally.
What is "12-tone" or "serial" music?
The most common song form, usually 32 measures (or bars) long.
What is ABBA or Verse/Chorus form?
Traditional Japanese instrument with 13 strings
What is a Koto?
This open string is tuned to E.
What is string 1 or 6?
(credit given for naming wither or both)
This scale has a flatted 3rd and a flatted 6th.
What is the Minor Scale?
John Cage's Infamous composition featuring silence.
What is 4' 33"?
A B A C A D A C A B A
What is Rondo form?
The Traditional Folk drumming style of Japan?
What is Taiko?
The structure at the top of the fingerboard that holds the strings and directs them to the tuning pegs/machines.
What is the Nut?