Accidentals
What symbol raises a note by one half step?
A sharp (♯).
What is the interval between a note and the very next line or space right above it?
A second (2nd).
How many half steps make up a Major 2nd (like C to D)?
Two half steps (or one whole step).
Which scale has zero sharps and zero flats?
C Major.
What key signature has only one sharp (F#)?
G Major.
What symbol lowers a note by one half step?
A flat (♭).
What is the interval from C up to the next closest C called?
What is the interval from C up to the next closest C called?
What specific interval sounds happy and is made of 4 half steps (like C to E)?
A Major 3rd.
What is the pattern of whole steps (W) and half steps (H) used to build any Major scale?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H.
What key signature has only one flat (Bb)?
F Major.
What symbol cancels out a previous sharp or flat?
A natural sign (♮).
Count the lines and spaces: What is the generic interval from C up to G?
A fifth (5th).
What specific interval often sounds sad and is made of 3 half steps (like C to E-flat)?
A minor 3rd.
What is the first note of a scale called?
Where do you always look on a sheet of music to find the key signature?
At the very beginning of the staff, right after the clef.
If you see a sharp at the very beginning of a staff line, what is that section called?
The key signature
If two notes are played at the exact same time, is the interval harmonic or melodic?
Harmonic.
What do we call a 4th or a 5th interval that hasn't been made major or minor?
A Perfect interval (Perfect 4th or Perfect 5th).
How many different pitches are in a standard Major or minor scale before you reach the octave?
Seven.
What is the trick to finding the name of a Major key signature that uses flats?
Look at the second-to-last flat (or remember that one flat is F).
True or False: An accidental stays in effect for the entire song unless changed.
: False (it only lasts for the measure it is written in).
If you play a note, and then play the exact same pitch right after it, what is that interval called?
A unison (or a 1st).
f you make a Perfect 5th one half step smaller, what does it become?
A diminished 5th (or a tritone).
What type of scale uses only half steps and hits every single key on the piano?
The chromatic scale.
What is the name of the minor key that shares the exact same key signature as C Major?
A minor (its relative minor).