Key Signatures
This major key that has no sharps or flats
What is C major?
The indicator used to show a section of music is played an octave lower or higher
what is the octave sign?
Consisting of five notes with its 4th and 7th pitches removed
What is the pentatonic scale?
Three or more pitches played simultaneously
What is a chord?
The perfect interval with no half-steps
What is a perfect unison?
Keys with different names that include the same pitches
What is an enharmonic key?
The annotation that indicates that the degree of music being played is loud
What is forte?
The name of the first degree in a major scale
What is the tonic?
The "Third" of the chord is the lowest sounding pitch
What is a first inversion?
The quality of an interval given when increased by a half-step
what is augmented?
The related minor key of D major
What is b minor?
Two pitches that are written differently but sound of the same tone
What is an enharmonic pitch?
The scale consisting completely of whole-steps intervals
What is the the Whole-Tone scale?
The type of triad (when in root position), where the lower interval is a major third and the upper one is a minor third.
What is a major triad?
An interval that is larger than a single octave
What is a compound interval?
The leading tone of the F major scale
What is E?
In western music, pitch is written on a pair of five-line staffs that are connected by a brace
What is the grand staff?
The scale consisting of all 12 equal half-steps in a row
What is the chromatic scale?
Any triad spaced further apart or in a different order of notes other than root position and aren’t contained within an octave
What is closed position?
The harmonic inversion of a minor third
What is a major sixth?
The enharmonic related major keys with six Sharps and six flats
What is F sharp and G flat?
This is used to indicate that the measure is played twice in a piece of music
What is the repeat sign?
This six-note scale has an extra note added in giving it a strong definition
What is the blues scale?
A common method exercised to label triads, using numbers and symbols that can be uppercase or lowercase depending on the quality of the triad and scale degree.
What is Roman numeral analysis?
This is the result of reducing a compound interval when you subtract an octave from it
What is a simple interval?