Vocabulary
What are repeat signs?
The two dots inside a double bar to signify going back to repeat the phrase or section.
What are the notes of a Bb major scale?
Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
How many beats does a quarter note occupy?
One beat
What are dynamics in music?
Symbols to show how loud to play or sing.
What is a triad?
A triad is a set of three notes that can be stacked vertically in thirds.
What is a measure?
A division of music separated by bar lines so the accented pulse is felt at the beginning of each measure.
How many flats or sharps are in a C major scale?
0 accidentals
True or false?
A dotted half note is four beats?
False, a dotted quarter note is three beats
True or False?
Crescendo means to decrease volume?
False
True or false?
Roman Numerals are used to identify chords in a key signature?
True
What is the grand staff?
The grand staff, sometimes called the great staff, consists of the treble and bass clef staves joined together by a vertical line and brace. It is often used for instruments that requires an extended range of pitches like a piano or organ.
Which note is the tonic of a scale?
The first note
What is cut time?
Cut time (also known as alla breve) is a time signature that essentially means two half notes per measure (or the equivalent of that in notes or rests).
What is the symbol for a double sharp?
X
What are the types of triads?
Major, minor, augmented, and diminished.
What is an interval quality?
The arithmetic distance and half-step count that determines interval quality.
How many flats are in the C minor scale and what are the notes?
Three flats
Ab, Bb, Eb
How does the circle of fifths relate to a key signature?
the circle of fifths is a way of organizing the 12 chromatic pitches as a sequence of perfect fifths, describing the accidentals of a key signature of a major/minor scale.
What does the notation 8va mean?
To indicate that a note, section, phrase or part of the music is to be played one octave higher than the notes displayed.
What is a first inversion?
the "third" of the chord is the bottom note (originally the middle note) and the root or name of the chord is the top note.
What is a dominant/Tonic relationship?
when chord V resolves to chord I. VI is most common of all chord progressions.
What makes a blues scale?
To produce a major blues scale, you simply take the major pentatonic scale and add in a blue note, the b3 of the key.
Are key signatures and time signatures the same? If so what is the difference?
No they aren't, the time signature tells how many beats are in a measure. The key signature shows how many sharps or flats are in the music.
What does the articulation sforzando mean?
Create a suddenly loud and accented note
What is the order of a dominant seventh chord?
Root, 3rd, 5th, 7th (lowered a half step)