Chapter 1A Musical Space

Question 1

Enharmonic

Answer 1

C# and Db which are the same note but written in different ways.

Question 2

Octave sign

Answer 2

8va or 8vb, which means “8va” octave above. “8vb” means octave below.

Question 3

Register

Answer 3

Pitch placement. For example C3 to C5 is a “middle” register. C6 to C8 is a “high” register.

Question 4

Pitch Class

Answer 4

All pitches with the same letter name. E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6 are in the pitch class E.

Question 5

Chromatic System

Answer 5

The entire collection of the 12 possible pitch classes.

Question 6

Diatonic Scale

Answer 6

Based on the ordered succession of the seven different letter names, is the foundation fo Western Music.

Question 7

Tonality

Answer 7

When all the pitches are hierarchically arrange din a diatonic scale and one pitch is stronger adn more stable then the others.

Question 8

Scale degree numbers and names

Answer 8

I.-Tonic
II.-Supertonic
III. Mediant
IV. Subdominant, because it is a fifth below the tonic.
V. Dominant
VI. Submediant, it is a third below the tonic
VII> Leading tone

Question 9

Major Scale

Answer 9

W-W-H-W-W-W-H

Question 10

Mode

Answer 10

Defines whether somethign is major or minor.

Question 11

Circle of fifths (draw in random order not starting from C to help with the remembering each different one)

Answer 11

(Draw it) fundamental idea is that each key lies a fifth above the preceding key or a fifth below.

Question 12

Three kinds of minor scales

Answer 12

Natural, harmonic, melodic

Question 13

Natural minor scale steps

Answer 13

W-H-W-W-H-W-W

Question 14

Harmonics Minor Scale

Answer 14

RAises the 7th a half step so it is a leading tone.

Question 15

Melodic minor scale

Answer 15

THe 6th and the 7th are raised a half step when ascending. When descending the 6th and 7th are lowered a whole step.

Question 16

Relative Major and Minor Keys

Answer 16

These are major and minor keys with the same key signatures. The relative major key of a minor key lies three half steps above the onic of teh minor key.

Question 17

Parallel major and parallel minor

Answer 17

Keys that share the same tonic, but not the same key signature.

Question 18

Dyad

Answer 18

Pair of pitches

Question 19

Contour

Answer 19

The direction of the interval, basically if we have an interval that is a major third is it an “ascending interval” or “descending interval”

Question 20

Simple intervals vs compound intervals

Answer 20

Simple are intervals less then an octave, compound are intervals more then an octave.

Question 21

Quality of interval

Answer 21

Whether an interval is perfect, major, minor, dismissed augmented

Question 22

INverted interval

Answer 22

When you take the lower pitch of the two notes in an interval and move it up an octave. Can also work vice versa.

Question 23

D major accidentals

Answer 23

F, C

Question 24

A major scale accidentals

Answer 24

F, C, G

Question 25

E Major accidentals

Answer 25

F, C, G, D

Question 26

B major accidentals

Answer 26

F, C, G, D, A,

Question 27

Ab major scale accidentals

Answer 27

B, E, A, D

Question 28

Db major accidentals

Answer 28

B, E, A, D, G

Question 29

Gb major

Answer 29

B E A D G C

Question 30

Generic interval

Answer 30

Just the number between the interval, whether something is 2nd 3rd 4th 5th etc.

Question 31

Specific interval

Answer 31

A combination of the generic interval and the quality of the interval.

Question 32

Difference in scale degrees between major and natural minor

Answer 32

3, 6, and 7