Pitches
The pitch on the third space of the staff in treble clef
What is C?
A set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch
What is a scale?
major key that has no sharps or flats
what is C Major?
The distance between two pitches
What is an interval?
Symbol indicating "hold"
What is a fermata?
The pitch on the fourth line on the staff in bass clef
What is F?
A scale in which there are only movements in whole steps.
What is a Whole Tone Scale?
Major key with 3 sharps
What is A Major?
The note the chord is built on
What is the root?
Dynamic marking that indicates an increase in volume over a few measures.
What is a crescendo?
A method of naming pitches through assigning each pitch a syllable
What is Solfege?
A natural minor with a raised 6th
Major key with 5 flats
What is Db Major?
A major third in the tonic chord of a minor key
What is a Picardy Third?
Directive for musicians to play the same notes at the same time
What is unison?
Pitches that are the same, but go by different names
What are enharmonics?
A major five note scale that omits the F and B ascending pitches
C Major Pentatonic Scale
Minor key with 3 sharps
What is F# minor?
A triad in order of A, C, and Eb
What is A diminished Chord?
A style that simultaneously combines a number of parts that each forms an individual melody and harmonizes with each other
What is polyphony?
The indication to play an octave higher than written
What is 8va/Ottava?
A 7 note major scale that adds a Gb and omits an Ab and D ascending
What is an Eb Major Blues Scale?
Minor key with 7 flats
What is Ab minor?
A chord that begins on Gx, then C#, then E#
A slow, large, and dignified tempo
What is largamente?