Notes
Scales
The Staff
Chords
Misc
100
Notes represent a certain amount of time based on the "time signature". We measure notes' value (in time) with _____ .
What is Beats.
100
If you play only the white notes on the piano, starting on C, you get a ____ scale.
What is major.
100
There are __ lines and __ spaces on any staff.
What is 5, 4.
100
Chords are collections of notes in a scale that are played at the same time. The most common type of chord consists of three notes, stacked by thirds. This is called a ____ .
What is triad.
100
A sequence of chords that change over time is called a chord _______ .
What is progression.
200
Assume the time signature is 4/4 (4 beats in a measure, quarter note is worth 1 beat). There can be _ quarter notes in one measure
What is 4.
200
If you play only the white notes on the piano and start on A, you get a ____ scale.
What is minor.
200
At the beginning of any staff, there is a symbol which tells you whether you are playing lower or higher notes. Name this symbol.
What is clef.
200
In a C major scale, the notes in the C chord are __ __ __. The
What is C, E, G.
200
In choral music, there is a common form of music that uses 4 voices that each have their own role and range. The lowest voice is called the ____, and the highest voice is called the _____ .
What is bass, soprano.
300
Assume we are in 4/4 time (4 beats in a measure, quarter note is worth 1) . A half note is worth __ beats. There can be two in one measure.
What is two.
300
Scales are a mix of ____ and ____ steps. You can make scale "formulas" using sequences of these and play any scale based on these formulas.
What is whole and half.
300
Piano music contains two staffs on top of each other, treble on top, bass on the bottom, and a C in the middle of those called "middle C". This is called the ____ staff.
What is grand.
300
Any triad that is stacked maj 3rd, min 3rd is this quality.
What is major.
300
All notes besides a whole note have stems that come off of those notes. Some stems have flags on the end of them that defines their value. Above the middle line on a staff, the notes' stems face ___ and are on the ____ side of the note.
What is down, left.
400
A dotted note (no matter what time signature) adds ___ of any notes' original value to that note.
What is half.
400
There are scales that you can form by shifting a few notes of a major or minor scale up or down by half-steps, called modes (also based on different degrees of a major scale). Name one of these modes (7 possible answers).
What is Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrean.
400
On a staff with a treble clef, the notes within the spaces in ascending order are __ __ __ __ .
What is F, A, C, E.
400
Any triad that is stacked min 3rd maj 3rd is this quality.
What is minor.
400
In any scale, the first note is called the ____ of the scale. This note also makes the strongest chord (triad above that note) which gives you a sense of being home.
What is tonic or root.
500
Assume we are in 2/2 (two beats in one measure, and a half note is worth one beat). A whole note (in this case) is worth ___ beats. You can fit one in each measure.
What is two.
500
What is the formula for any major scale? (Hint, a combo of steps). Use this formula when starting on any note to get the major scale of that note.
What is W W h W W W h.
500
On a staff with a Bass clef, the notes on the lines are __ __ __ __ __ .
What is G, B, D, F, A.
500
If you take a triad and add a fourth note a third above the others, you get a _'th chord.
What is 7th.
500
Some notes can have flats or sharps that lower or raise the note by half-steps. In order to save on having to write these flats and sharps over and over again, we collect them at the left, near the clef. This is a ___ ______ .
What is key signature.
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