Key Signatures
The Major key signature with no sharps or flats
What is the Key of C Major?
The time signature where there are four quarter notes per measure
What is 4/4?
A chord with a first, third, and fifth
What is a major chord?
The first note in a scale
What is the root?
A note that is not filled in
What is a whole note?
The Major key signature with 3 flats
What is the key of E flat Major?
The time signature where there are 3 quarter notes per measure
What is 3/4?
A chord with a first, a third lowered by a half step, and a fifth
What is a minor chord?
The seventh note in a scale
What is the leading tone?
A note that is not filled in with a stem
What is a half note?
The Major key signature with 2 sharps
What is the key of D Major?
The time signature where there are 6 eighth notes per measure
What is 6/8?
A chord with a first, third, and a fifth raised a half step
What is an augmented chord?
The fifth note in a scale
What is the dominant?
A note that is filled in with a stem and a flag
What is an eighth note?
The relative minor key signature with 4 flats
The time signature where there are 5 quarter notes per measure
What is 5/4?
A chord with a first, a minor third, and a fifth lowered a half step
What is a diminished chord?
What is the subdominant?
3 notes that are filled in with stems, and connect by two flags
What is a triplet?
The relative minor key signature with 6 sharps
What is the key of d sharp minor?
What is 12/8?
A chord with a first, second or fourth, and a fifth
What is a suspended chord?
The second note in a scale
What is the supertonic?
A note that is filled in, with a stem and a dot after it
What is a dotted quarter note?