Tonality
The is most common Key Signature in beginning keyboard classes.
What is C Major?
The distance between two notes.
What is an interval?
This quality "shrinks" music.
What is diminished?
These Arabic numerals are usually found above or below notes and help with hand placement on the keyboard.
What are finger numbers?
The spelling for R_____.
The three types of scales make up all scales in Western Music.
What are Diatonic, Chromatic, and Whole Tone Scales?
The three most commonly used triads in Western Music.
What are Primary Triads?
This quality "expands" music.
What is Augmented?
This is the most common type of time signature.
What is 4/4?
The interval that the Theme from Star Wars and Amazing Grace have in common.
What is a Perfect 4th?
These scales have a raised 7th that is not in their key signature.
What are harmonic minor scales?
These two types of Diatonic scales are popular in Western Music.
What are Major and Minor?
This interval was banned from being played in Roman Catholic Churches during the Middle Ages.
What is a Tritone?
The types of numbers used for identifying scale degrees.
What are Roman numerals?
Everything revolves around this scale degree (at least in tonal music).
What is the "Tonic"?
This minor scale has five flats.
What is Bb minor?
These are four types of qualities that change the "color" of triads.
What are Major, minor, diminished, and Augmented?
This triad is made up of two "happy" intervals.
What is an Augmented triad?
The number 3 is usually found above there eighth notes to identify it.
What is a triplet?
This Major scale has 5 sharps.
What is B Major?
A musical system that organizes sounds around a central or note or "tonic," creating a sense of home and resolution.
What is tonality?
The formula for this four note chord is "Major triad + minor interval."
What is a Dominant Seventh?
This scale is make up entirely of tiny "clashes".
What is the Chromatic scale?
Composers during the Baroque period relied heavily on these numbers for their low note chord inversions & harmonies.
What is Figured Bass?
This scale degree is found in all Major scales and Harmonic minor scales.
What is a leading tone?