Scale the Heights
E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
What is the E major scale?
The composer of the Brandenburg Concerto
Who is J.S Bach?
This string technique involves lightly touching the string to produce a high, bell-like tone
What is a harmonic?
This interval spans from C to G, also known as the most consonant perfect interval.
What is a perfect fifth?
This style, prominent from 1600 to 1750, is known for its use of basso continuo, ornamentation, and dramatic contrasts, exemplified by composers like J.S. Bach and Handel.
What is Baroque?
G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F#.
What is the G harmonic minor scale?
The composer of Estampes: 1. Pagodes
Who is Claude Debussy?
Wind players use this technique to create a continuous sound by simultaneously breathing in through the nose and blowing air out through the mouth.
What is circular breathing?
This small interval, from E to F, is known as the closest distance between two notes in Western music.
What is a minor second?
Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this style is known for its use of whole-tone scales, non-traditional harmonic progressions, and an emphasis on atmosphere over form, with composers like Debussy and Ravel leading the way.
What is Impressionism?
A, B, C#, D#, F, G#
What is the A whole tone scale?
The composer of Spiegel im spiegel
Who is Arvo Pärt?
This percussion technique involves striking the edge of a drumhead with a stick while letting it bounce, creating a fast, repeated rhythm.
What is a buzz roll?
Spanning from C to E, this interval forms the basic building block of a major triad.
What is a major third?
This style, developing in the early 20th century, breaks away from traditional tonality, using dissonance, complex rhythms, and sometimes twelve-tone techniques, with composers like Schoenberg and Webern at the forefront.
What is Atonalism or Serialism?
E, F, G, A, B, C, D
What is the E Phrygian scale?
The composer of March to the Scaffold
Who is Hector Berlioz?
his technique, commonly used on the flute, involves rolling the tongue while playing to create a rapid, tremolo-like effect.
What is flutter tonguing
The interval from C to F# is an augmented version of this commonly perfect interval.
What is a perfect fourth?
This mid-20th century style is characterized by repetitive patterns, slowly evolving harmonies, and a steady pulse, with composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
What is Minimalism?
D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D
What is the D Locrian?
The composer of Petrushka
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
This technique, used in string instruments, involves playing the string with the wood of the bow rather than the hair
What is col legno?
This large interval, from C to Bb, is one of the more dissonant ones, commonly used in dominant seventh chords.
What is a minor seventh?
This style, which emerged in the mid-20th century, involves the use of chance operations, indeterminacy, and non-traditional performance practices, often leaving aspects of the composition up to the performers, as seen in works by John Cage.
What is Aleatoric music or Chance music?