Basics of Music
Rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, and form
What are the six basic elements of music?
The white keys begin with the letter A on the left and end this with this letter on the right
What is G?
The first note of a chromatic scale
What is the tonic?
The top note of a C major triad in root position
What is G?
The I, IV, V triads that contain all notes of the scale
What are primary triads?
How music moves through time.
What is rhythm?
The other name for F sharp
What is G flat?
The grouping of all accidentals at the beginning of the the staff
What is the key signature?
A triad with the minor third and a perfect fifth
What is a minor triad?
The triads ii,iii,vi,viio
What are secondary triads?
Combination of strong and weak pulses that form a recurring pattern
What is meter?
The smallest interval on the piano
What is a half step?
The major key signature that contains no accidentals
What is the key of C?
The middle note of a G minor triad in root position
What is B flat?
A musical stopping point at the end of a phrase
What is a cadence?
Vertical lines that divide music into measures
What are bar lines?
Cancels a sharp or flat
What is a natural?
A third that contains four half steps
What is a major third?
A triad with the third of the root position triad as the lowest sounding pitch
What is the first inversion?
A cadence with the chord pattern V-I or V-i
What is an authentic cadence?
The pulse is divided into a recurring pattern of one strong and three weak pulses
What is quadruple meter?
Lowers the pitch by one step
What is a double flat?
The natural minor key signature that contains two flats
What is G natural minor?
The top (fifth) note of a F augmented triad
What is C sharp?
A cadence with the chord pattern V-vi or V-VI
What is a deceptive cadence?