Keys
What is the order of sharps?
What is the order of flats?
F# C G D A E B
Bb Eb Ab Db Gb C F
What scale degree is subdominant?
4
What is a staccato? Draw one on a quarter note.
It means to play the note short and detached.
1
Draw the C Major tonic triad in broken form.
C E G
Name the minor key with 3 sharps.
F# minor
What scale degree is tonic?
What is a a tenuto? Draw one on a half note.
A tenuto means to hold the note for its full value.
Draw a half rest and a whole rest, label which is which. How many beats do they each receive?
2 and 4
C
How many sharps/flats does E Major have? List them in order.
4: F#, C#, G#, D#
What scale degree is dominant?
5
Define accent and draw one on an eighth note.
It means to stress a note or emphasize it.
Draw an eighth note. How many beats does it get?
1/2
Draw a melodic 7th above bass clef 2nd space C.
B
What is the relative key to E minor?
G major
What scale degree is leading tone/subtonic?
7
Draw and label a crescendo and a decrescendo. What do they each mean?
Crescendo - gradually get louder
Decrescendo - gradually get softer
What does a slur indicate?
to play smooth & connected.
it could also mark a phrase.
Draw the D minor tonic triad in solid/blocked form.
D F A
What does it mean for keys to be relative? Give one example.
They share a key signature. Example: C Major, A minor.
How is leading tone different from subtonic?
Draw a repeat sign and a double bar line. Label them. Define each.
Double Bar Line - signifies the end of a piece
Repeat Sign - repeat the section of music
How can you tell the difference between a tie and a slur? What do each mean?
Slur is between DIFFERENT pitches. It means to play legato or it marks a phrase.
Tie is between two of the SAME pitches and it adds their note value together.
Draw a harmonic 3rd above bass clef 3rd line D.
F