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Scale Breakdown
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Triad Time
Vocab Round
100

Comprising one eighth of the whole

What is eighth note?

100

It's the Major key with 4 sharps

What is E major?

100

Sharply located two semitones above F

What is Fx? (F-double-sharp)

100

On an F major triad in second inversion, one would find that the sixth would be this note

What is A?

100

Two beats of silence per measure

What is half rest?

200

Four beats per measure; very common in mainstream music

What is 4/4 time signature?

200

Known for being a key signature with 6 flats

What is Gb major? (G flat)

200

On a major ninth interval, if your second note is D, your first would be this

What is C?

200

Three notes not contained within an octave

What is open position?

200

Slowly but surely building speed

What is accelerando?

300

The second line, 5 notes above middle C

What is treble clef?

300

This scale degree tells you where to find the natural note on an F blues scale

What is Dominant?

300

Starting at D, this is where a minor sixth interval leads

What is Bb? (B flat)

300

The third root position chord in E-flat major

What is G minor?

300

A minor key of four flats

What is Ab Minor? (A flat)

400

Soft, but not too soft

What is mezzo piano?

400

If you want a scale with 5 sharps, look no further

What is G# minor? (G sharp)

400

The musical distance from F to C

What is a perfect fifth interval? (P5)

400

The number of sharps in an A augmented triad

What is two?

400

This particular scale is brave enough to stand out from the crowd and have two whole intervals greater than a whole step

What is major pentatonic?

500

The subdominant of the C major scale

What is F major?

500

This harmonic minor scale has a G# as its leading tone

What is A harmonic minor?

500

In which the mediant and leading tone are instead minor-third intervals

What is C pentatonic scale?

500

In "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," this would be the accompanying dominant seventh chord

What is Cmaj7? (C major seventh)

500

We're looking for "subdominant triad in Eb Major," please.

What is AbMaj? (A flat Major)

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