Scales
The interval pattern for a major scale.
What is W-W-H-W-W-W-H?
The notes in a C major triad.
What are C, E, G?
The value of a quarter note in 3/4 time.
What is one beat?
This type of cadence moves from the dominant (V) to the tonic (I).
What is an authentic cadence?
This Italian abbreviation tells the performer to play the notes an octave lower than written.
What is 8vb?
The formula for constructing a melodic minor scale.
What is Ascending: W-H-W-W-W-W-H. Descending: W-W-H-W-W-H-W?
The quality of a triad built on root, minor third, and diminished fifth.
What is a diminished triad?
This time signature has two beats per measure, with the half note receiving one beat.
What is 2/2 time?
This cadence ends on the dominant chord and sounds incomplete.
What is a half cadence?
The Italian term "Da Capo" means this in English.
What is "from the beginning"?
The pattern of intervals in a minor pentatonic scale.
What is W-H-M3-H-M3?
The notes in an A augmented triad.
What is A, C♯, E♯?
There are this many quarter notes in a 12/8 measure.
What are 4?
The IV–I chord progression is known as this type of cadence, often heard in church music.
What is a plagal cadence?
This is the solfege syllable for the fifth scale degree in a major scale.
What is sol?
The notes of the whole tone scale starting on D.
What is D–E–F♯–G♯–A♯–C-D?
The notes of the first inversion of a G minor triad.
What are B♭, D, G?
In 6/8 time, this note value gets the full beat.
What is a dotted quarter note?
This cadence surprises the listener by resolving the dominant chord to the vi chord instead of the tonic.
What is a deceptive cadence?
The dominant note of the D major scale.
What is A?
The notes of the blues scale starting on B♭.
What is B♭–D♭–E♭–E–F–A♭–B♭?
The notes of the second inversion of the V7 chord in the key of F minor.
What are G, B♭, C, E?
This type of meter divides each beat into three equal parts.
What is a compound meter?
This progression: Tonic – Subdominant – Dominant – Tonic, outlines a complete phrase ending in this type of cadence that emphasizes finality but lacks the leading tone in the soprano voice.
What is an imperfect authentic cadence?
These are the names of all seven scale degrees in a major scale, in order.
What are tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, and leading tone?