Vocabulary
5 of these make up a staff
What are ledger lines
I am a Major Key with only one flat
I am no different to my relative Major scales
A root note + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th
This is the shortest distance in Western music notation
This is where the music literally ends
What is a double bar line
The “A” natural minor scale can also be called the Aeolian mode for which major scale
What is C major scale
In this scale the 7th degree is feeling slightly elevated.
What is a Harmonic minor scale
A root note + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th
what is a minor triad
The arithmetic distance and half-step count
What is the Interval quality
Circles on the grand staff that tell us what sound to play
What are note heads
A visual tool for notation moving in clockwise and counterclockwise direction
What is the Circle of 5ths.
With only have 5 notes, I pack a melodic punch
A Major triad plus a minor 3rd above it
What is a dominant 7th chord
an interval of 0 half steps
What is Perfect unison
The constant, regular beat in music defined by the bottom number of a time signature
What is pulse
A symbol in front of a note that lowers the pitch
What is a Flat sign (b)
Adding a note between the 4th and 5th degree defines me
What is a Blues scale
Roman numerals help us identify these much easier
What are chords
Unisons, 4ths, 5ths and Octaves
What are Perfect Intervals
symbols at the beginning of notation that tells us which sharps and flats were about to play
What is a Key signature
I make the pitch go up
What is a Sharp sign (#)
My notes can differ based on direction
What is a Harmonic minor scale
Quintal Harmony
Microtone system using up to 22 shrutis per octave.
What is the Shruti system