Vocabulary
The length of sound in time
What is the duration?
Helps determine how many beats per measure there will be and which note value will be counted as a beat
What is the time signature?
The 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes are usually a half step lower in a minor scale than a major
What is the main difference between a major and minor scale?
It is the lowest note of the 3 notes
What is the root of a triad?
Quarter notes are mainly used throughout music.
What are the most common notes used throughout music? I.e. half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and whole notes.
used to divide written music into intervals
What is the bar line used for?
lets the musician know which sharps or flats are in the key of the piece Why are Key signatures important?
Why are Key signatures important?
Look at the key signatures
How can you tell which Major scale you will be playing?
The root (1), 3rd note(2), and 5th note(3).
What are the three notes called within a triad?
Yes
Can Augmented Sixth chords have enharmonic spellings? Yes or no?
Allegro
What is the name for having a fast tempo?
Zero
How many sharps are in the key of F?
No, it has to either be sharp or flat.
Can you mix sharps and flats within a major scale?
The fifth note on the triad is either raised or lowered a half/whole step (represented by the #, X, bb, or b)
How can you tell if a triad is augmented or diminished?
Pentatonic Scale
What is a five-tone scale called?
a marking indicating the gradual decrease in tempo
What is a Ritardando?
Six flats
How many flats does the Gb major scale contain?
C# or Cb scales only
What is the only note value that has a sharp scale with all notes being sharps AND a flat scale with all notes being flat?
Major
Fill in the blank. A major triad is created by taking a root note and combining it with a (blank) third and a perfect fifth.
Zero
How many accidentals can be found in the Cmajor concert scale?
Is a scale containing only 6 notes, the second and sixth scale degrees are missing, the third and seventh degrees are lowered, and a lowered fifth degree is added to the existing 5th scale degree
What is the blues scale?
Four sharps
How many sharps does the E major scale contain?
7 Major scales: G Major, D Major, A Major, E Major, B Major, F# Major, and C# major.
How many major scales have the note F# in them? Name the scales.
you need to count up 7 half notes from the root note to get your perfect fifth
In creating a minor triad, how many half steps do you need to count up from the root note to create the perfect fifth?
Für Elise is mainly played in A minor and E minor
What minor is Für Elise mainly played in?