Scales
This is the one major scale that has no sharps or flats.
What is C major?
The quality of a third consisting of three half steps.
What is minor?
The tonic triad of a Eb major scale.
What is an Eb major triad.
This type of meter is characterized by each pulse being divided into two equal parts.
What is simple meter?
The I, IV, and V chords are known as these triads.
What are the primary triads?
This type of minor scale consists of different notes depending on whether it is played up or down.
What is the melodic minor scale?
The quality of a fifth consisting of seven half steps.
What is perfect?
The supertonic triad of a B natural minor scale.
What is a C# diminished triad?
This type of meter is characterized by each pulse being divided into three parts.
What is compound meter?
An outline of a four verse song in the strophic form would be this.
What is AAAA?
This name of this type of scale comes from the Greek word for five.
What is the pentatonic scale?
The quality of a fourth consisting of four half steps.
What is diminished?
The leading tone triad of C# harmonic minor.
What is a B# diminished triad.
This time signature has 12 pulses per measure with the quarter note as the pulse beat.
What is 12/4 time?
A song with the outline AB would be in this form.
What is binary form?
This type of scale has a sequence of three half-steps in a row.
What is the blues scale?
The quality of a second consisting of zero half steps.
What is diminished?
The scale degree of the only diminished triad in a natural minor scale.
What is the supertonic?
This time signature has 6 pulses per measure with the half note being the pulse beat.
What is 6/2 time?
A song that has three contrasting parts is in this form.
What is ternary form?
This six-note scale does not contain any half-steps.
What is the whole tone scale?
The quality of a seventh consisting of twelve half steps.
What is augmented?
The mediant triad of B# harmonic minor.
What is a D# augmented triad?
6/8 time, 12/16 time, and 9/4 time all have this in common.
What is they are all compound meters?
A song with two verses, a bridge, and another verse is in this form.
What is 32-bar song form?