Musical Markings and Terms
Scales and Arpeggios
Chords
Miscellaneous
Inversions
Final Jeopardy
100

The right pedal at the bottom of the piano, played with the foot.

What is the damper pedal?

100

C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C

What is a C minor (harmonic) scale?

100

C, E, and G.

What are the three notes in a C Major Chord?

100

Block chords and broken chords.

What are two types of left hand ways to accompany?

100

When the order of notes in a chord are changed around.

What is an inversion?

200

A musical symbol that indicates you should hold the note underneath it for longer than its regular value.

What is a fermata?

200

C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

What is a C Major Scale?

200

C, Eb, G.

What are the three notes in a C minor chord?

200

When most of the melody notes are scale tones 2, 4, 5, and 7. 

What is the right time to use dominant (V) in harmonizing a melody?

200

When the root of the chord is moved to the top of the chord.

What is the first inversion?

300

A note that has the same value as an eighth note tied to a sixteenth note.

What is a dotted eighth note?

300

A broken chord, often played in a two octave span in our class.

What is an arpeggio?

300

C, Eb, Gb.

What are the three notes in a C diminished chord?

300

When the melody notes are primarily scale tones 1, 3, and 5. 

What is the right time to use tonic (I) in harmonizing a melody?

300

When a first-inversion triad is inverted again by moving the lowest note to the top. 

What is the second inversion?

400

To play in “march style”.

What is alla marcia?

400

A series of four notes having a pattern of note, whole step, whole step, half step.

What is a tetrachord?

400

C, E, G#.

What are the three notes in a C augmented chord?

400

When another note is added onto a dominant (V) triad, a seventh above the root.

What is a V7 chord?

400

The numbers 6 and 4 showing after a “I” chord or a “V” chord or any other chord.

What are the numbers written after a second inversion chord name?

500

The left hand plays the right hand part when this musical symbol appears in the bass clef. 

What is the treble clef?

500

Two tetrachords joined by a whole step.

What is a major scale?

500

B, F, G. 

What are the three notes in a C Major V65 chord?

500

The chord member (or note) often removed in a V7 chord.

What is the 5th note of the chord?

500

The -65- after a V chord indicates this.

What is a third inversion form?

500

A seventh chord is the only one that has this. 

What is the only chord type that can have a third inversion?