VOCABULARY
INTERVALS OF MAJOR SCALE
ITALIAN TERMS IN MUSIC
SCALES
MAJOR and MINOR RELATIVES
100
the primary pulse of a piece of music
What is a beat?
100

C4 to C4

What is a Perfect unison?

100
the term used to play a piece of music in a fast tempo.
What is Allegro?
100
5 tones per octave, may be the first scale ever used and basis for lots of folk songs.
What is a pentatonic scale?
100
the relative minor key of E major
What is C# minor?
200
a sign that indicates that the note above or below it receives more stress than the surrounding notes.
What is an accent mark?
200

D to E

What is a Major 2nd?

200
a term used to play a piece of music in a quick and lively way.
What is Vivace?
200

a minor sclae with a lowered 3rd, 6th, and 7th

What is natural minor scale?

200
the relative major of D# minor.
What is F# major?
300
an instrument invented in the early 1800s that produces a certain number of clicks per minute.
What is a metronome?
300

Bb to F

What is a Perfect 4th?

300
a term used to play a piece of music in a very fast tempo.
What is presto?
300
only version of a minor scale that has one interval pattern when ascending and another when descending.
What is melodic minor scale?
300
the major key with seven flats relative minor
What is Ab minor?
400
A temporary or permanent point of rest at the end of a musical phrase.
What is a cadence?
400

D to B

What is a Major 6th?

400
a term used to indicate a change in tempo that is gradually becoming slower
What is ritardando?
400

a six note scale that is a merger of African and European elements.

What is a blues scale?

400
the relative major of G# minor
What is B major?
500
symbols that show how to treat specific notes.
What is articulation?
500

A to G#

What is a Major 7th.

500
a term used to indicate a tempo gradually becoming faster.
What is accelerando?
500

a minor scale with a lowered 3rd and 6th

What is aHarmonic Minor scale?

500
the major key with 7 sharps relative minor
What is A# minor?
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