Major Keys
Minor Keys
Intervals
Texture + Timbre
Transposition
100

The major key with no sharps or flats.

C Major

100

The relative minor key of F Major.

D Minor

100

The interval between C and G.

Perfect 5th

100

This series is the reason that instruments sound different from each other.

Harmonic/Overtone Series
100

Non-transposing instruments are described as being in this key.

C

200

The number of sharps in D Major.

Two

200

The minor key that has 4 Sharps.

C# Minor

200

The interval between Db and F.

Major 3rd

200

This texture describes a single melody being played/sung without any accompaniment.

Monophony or Monophonic

200

If a Bb trumpet plays a written C, this note sounds.

Bb

300

The mediant in the key of B Major.

D#

300

The 7th scale degree is the only note that is raised in this kind of minor scale.

Harmonic

300

The interval of F# to B#.

Augmented 4th

300

This type of texture would describe a fugue.

Polyphony or Polyphonic

300

If an Eb Alto Saxophone plays a written C, this concert pitch sounds.

A

400

The dominant in the key of Gb Major.

Db

400

This ascending minor scale is different than when it descends.

Melodic

400

The inversion of a minor 2nd.

Major 7th

400

This example of homophonic texture is most often sung in a church.

A Hymn

400
You need trumpet in Bb and Horn in F to both play a concert A. You tell them to play these notes.

Trumpet - B Natural

French Horn - E Natural

500

The subtonic (leading tone) in the key of C# Major.

Bx (B Double Sharp)

500

This is the raised leading tone of a G# Melodic Minor scale.

Fx (F Double Sharp)

500

This interval is the combination of a Major 3rd + 1 Octave.

Major 10th

500
Homophonic and polyphonic are the primary textures of this piece by Mozart that is being sung by the 24-25 South Dakota All State Chorus.

Veni Sancte Spiritus

500

You need piano, alto saxophone, and Bb clarinet to play a C Major Chord. Piano will have "Do," alto saxophone will have "Mi," and clarinet will have "Sol." These are the notes the instruments need to play. 

Piano - C

Alto - G

Clarinet - A

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