Chords
This chord is created by playing the 1, flat 3, and 5 together.
Minor Triad
This scale, or mode, has a flat 3, flat 6 and flat 7.
(1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-8)
Natural Minor (Aeolian)
This tempo marking sits between 120-168 BPM.
Allegro
What do you call the reorder of notes in a chord?
Inversion
A section of a song that encompasses the main message and tone of the song, and relieves the musical tension that is built up. Often the catchiest part of the song.
Chorus
This chord is created by playing the 1 2 3 and 5 together.
Add 2 Chord
This scale has a flat 3 ascending, but then a flat 7, flat 6 and flat 3 while descending.
Melodic Minor
This tempo marking sits between 108-120 BPM.
Moderato
What key has 4 sharps?
E Major
The most common song structure used in modern music.
ABABCB
This chord is created by playing the 1, 3, 5 and flat 7 together.
Dominant 7th
This mode has a sharp 4.
(1-2-3-#4-5-6-7-8)
Lydian
This tempo marking sits between 168 - 200 BPM.
Presto
What is the order of whole steps and half steps in the minor scale?
WhWWhWW
The ending of a musical idea- usually a progression from chord V to chord I.
Cadence
This chord is created by playing the 1, flat 3, 5, and flat 7 together.
Minor 7th
This scale has a 1 b3 4 b5 5 and b7
Minor Blues Scale
This tempo marking sits between 76-108 BPM.
Andante
What is the 1st degree and 5th degree of a key/scale also called?
Tonic & Dominant
A musical thought. In classical music, these always end with cadences; in popular music, these might be completed by a melody reaching four measures in length or by completing a line of lyric instead.
Phrase
This chord is created by playing the V chord over it's own third, which can then lead into the I chord.
Leading Tone Slash Chord
This mode has a flat 2, flat 3, flat 6 and flat 7.
(1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-8)
Phrygian
This tempo marking sits between 66-76 BPM.
Adagio
What is the study of how notes, or chords within a key relate to one another? AND how would you write it out in a major key?
Diatonic Harmony
I ii iii IV V vi vii*
What do we call a classical piece that has an arrangement of ABCD (no section repeats)
Through-Composed