staff knowledge
4 lines and 5 spaces
What is a staff?
“DO” a deer
What is scale degree 1?
Same note
What is a perfect unison?
seconds, thirds, sixths, and sevenths have this quality
What is a major interval?
Lowest note of the chord placed an octave higher
What is an inversion?
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
What is the mnemonic phrase to help remember letter names on the lines of the staff?
Supertonic of the scale
What is scale degree II?
I have 11 semitones
What is a major seventh?
Firsts, fourths, sixths, and sevenths have this quality
What is a perfect interval?
When inverted, major 3rd becomes this
What is a minor 6th?
F A C E in the space
What is the phrase used to remember the letter names of the spaces?
“Ti” I drink with jam and bread
What is scale degree VII?
C3 TO C4
What is a perfect octave?
Spooky sounding chord
What is a minor interval?
When inverted, an augmented 2nd becomes this
What is a diminished 7th?
Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes
What is the mnemonic device to remember the bass clef line names?
Dominant in a scale
What is scale degree V?
Using notes within an octave or less
What is a simple interval?
Having 7 semitones
What is an augmented interval?
What is a double diminished 5th?
All Cows Eat Grass
What is the mnemonic device to remember the note names on bass clef?
I & i
What is the difference between major and minor scale degrees?
(NBC tune)
What is a major sixth?
interval narrowed by a semitone
What is a diminished interval?
This interval retains it’s perfect quality
What is a perfect interval?