Notes, Clefs, and Staves
Major Mode
Minor Mode
Intervals
Intervals Cont'd
100

A musical term referring to a specific frequency

What is a pitch?

100

(W-W-W-h)

What is the major tetrachord?

100
The parallel minor will lower these three scale degrees in natural minor.

What are the 3rd, 6th, and 7th?

100

The Scale Method for the Major mode.

What is: PU, M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7, P8?

100

The measurement between two pitches played one at a time.

What is a melodic interval?

200

The other name for G clef.

What is a treble clef?

200
The order of sharps.

What is F-C-G-D-A-E-B?

200

The relative minor will use all the same notes, but start on this scale degree.

What is the 6th scale degree?

200

The Scale Method for the Minor Mode.

What is: PU, M2, m3, P4, P5, m6, m7, P8?

200

The measurement between two pitches played simultaneously.

What is a harmonic interval?

300
The C clef that the viola uses.

What is an alto clef?

300

The order of flats.

What is B-E-A-D-G-C-F?

300
The melodic minor raises these two scale degrees when ascending.

What are the 6th and 7th scale degrees?

300

The order of qualities for Perfect intervals

What is d-P-A?

300

That is the Chromatic scale (in intervals).

What are: PU-m2-M2-m3-M3-P4-TT-P5-m6-M6-m7-M7-P8?

400
When a treble and bass clef are combined.

What is a grand staff?

400

They allow a note to be raised or lowered.

What are accidentals?

400

These are the names for a third up and a third down from the Tonic.

What are the Mediant and the Submediant?

400

The order of qualities for Imperfect Intervals.

What is d-m-M-A?

400

Those are the two spellings of the tritone.

What are A4 or d5?

500

When notes are placed outside the bounds of a clef, one will likely need these.

What are ledger lines?

500
In the circle of fifths, there are only three of these kinds of keys.

What are enharmonic keys?

500

These are the names for a 5th up and a 5th down from the Tonic.

What are the Dominant and the Subdominant?

500

These are the consonant intervals.

What are PU, 3rds, 6ths, P8?

500

This is called "the rule of 9".

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

+

8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

=

9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

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