Notes of a Major Triad
C Major
What is C E G
A major third above C
What is E
No sharps or flats
What is the key of C major
A scale pattern: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
What is a major scale
The number of quarter notes in a measure in 4/4 time.
What is four
A Major
A perfect fourth above D
One sharp
What is the key of G major
The interval from Ti to Do
What is a half step
The sight singing of Do - Mi - Fa sounds like.
What is Do - Mi - Fa (sing it with the correct pitches)
Eb Major
What is Eb G Bb
A perfect 5th above Bb
What is F
One flat
What is the key of F major
The scale degree name for the 5
What is the dominant
The Italian word for “speed” in music, used to describe how fast or slow a piece is played
What is Tempo
C# Major
What is C# E# G#
A major sixth above A
What is F#
Five sharps
What is the key of B major
The generic interval from F to D
What is a sixth
The term for a short musical idea—often just a few notes—that is developed and varied throughout a piece (famously used by Beethoven in his Symphony No. 5)
What is a motif
E# Major
What is E# Gx B#
A minor third below B
What is G#
Four flats
What is the key of Ab major
The scale degree name for the 6
What is the submediant
One means rewriting or performing an entire piece in a new key, while the other means changing to a new key in the middle of a piece.
What is the difference between Transposition and Modulation