Chord Basics
The parts of a triad in root position.
What is the root, 3rd and 5th?
This is an example of enharmonic notes.
What are C# and Db? (or any other pair of enharmonics)
The names of the lines of the treble staff from bottom to top.
What are E G B D F?
In a piano, this vibrates to produce sound.
What is a string?
The number of beats a quarter note gets in 6/8 time.
What is 2 beats?
Roman numerals are used for this.
What are naming chords?
The number of keys are on a piano keyboard.
What are 88?
From bottom to top, these are the names of the spaces in the treble staff.
What are F A C E?
In a piano, strike a string with this to produce a vibration.
What is a hammer?
In rhythm, this adds half the value of the note to the note.
What is a dot?
The number of ways you can play a C chord on piano.
What are three? (root position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion)
A scale that begins on the 6th degree of a major scale.
What is a minor scale?
A flat, sharp or natural symbol written in the score.
What is an accidental?
This will stop the string from vibrating after it is struck.
What is a damper?
Waltz time always has this time signature.
What is 3/4 time?
A music score with only melody and lyrics.
What is a lead sheet?
The number of full octaves on a piano.
What are seven octaves?
The notes in the A chord.
What is A C# E
The forerunner of the piano.
What is a harpsichord?
An eighth note gets one beat in this time signature.
What is 6/8 or 3/8 time?
The most common blues form consists of three lines of four bars each.
What is twelve bar blues?
The number of white and black keys respectively on a piano.
What are 52 white keys and 36 black keys?
How to change a major chord to a minor chord.
What is lowering the third?
This is used by your foot to sustain notes.
What is a damper pedal?
In 6/8 time there are 6 beats in a measure but with a feeling of something else.
What is a feeling of 2?