Back to the Basics
The two most common clefs
What are the bass and treble clefs?
This pitch is commonly known as "middle ___"
What is "middle C"?
What is A major?
The first, fourth, and fifth pitches of a scale are known as this
What is a Perfect first/fourth/fifth?
A two chord progression
What is a cadence?
On a keyboard, the black keys represent notes that are raised/lowered by ____ steps.
What are half steps?
This pitch looks like a C on the treble clef, but in the bass clef it is this note
What is E?
This minor scale has the same key signature as the D major scale
What is B minor?
These pitches are known as minor pitches
What are the second, third, sixth, and seventh pitches?
These are two types of authentic cadences
What are perfect and imperfect?
This area tells you the key of the music and which notes are flat or sharp.
What is a key signature?
This is the enharmonic pitch for Gb
What is F#?
This type of minor scale reverts to a natural minor scale when descending
What is a melodic minor scale?
An interval that does not include its endpoints
What is an open interval?
A cadence from the dominant (V) to the tonic (I)
What is an authentic cadence?
The accidental for a note that has been raised by two half steps
What is a double sharp?
What is D?
In a blues scale, the "blue note" is in between these two pitches
What are the fourth and fifth pitches?
What is an Eb minor 1st inversion?
What is the "Amen Cadence"?
This time signature calls for six beats a measure with the eighth note getting the beat.
What is 6/8 time?
In the treble clef, the G below the staff has this many ledger lines
What are two ledger lines?
The order of pitches for this scale is: G, A, B, C#, D#, F, G.
What is the G whole tone scale?
This chord includes F#, A#, C#, and E
What is an F# dominant 7th?
When a dominant chord resolves to a chord other than the tonic, it is labeled as this type of progression
What is a deceptive cadence?