Exam 1 Flashcards
Define “Pitch”
Did degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Define “Syncopation”
a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat. 2 :a syncopated rhythm, passage, or dance step.
Give an example of an “Enharmonic equivalent”
E.g. C# and D flat.
Same note/pitch but different names
Explain the difference between simple meter and compound meter.
Simple meter is 2,3,4 over any given number.
Compound meter is a multiple of 3.
What meter would 7/8 be?
It doesn’t fit the requirements for simple or compound
Asymmetrical.
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 2nd?
Supertonic
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 3rd?
Mediant
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 4th?
Sub-dominant.
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 5th?
Dominant
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 6th?
Sub-mediant
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 7th IN A MAJOR SCALE?
Leading tone
If the 1st is tonic, what is the 7th IN A NATURAL MINOR?
Sub-tonic
How do you find a relative major from a given minor scale?
3 (half) steps up
How do you find a relative MINOR based on a given MAJOR scale?
3 (half) steps down
Define what a parallel major or minor is.
E.g. C# major and it parallel C# minor.
They both have the same tonic
Name the four different scale types.
Major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor.
How is a natural minor scale different from a major?
Natural minor has the 3rd, 6th, and 7th lowered a half step.
A harmonic minor is a modification of the natural minor scale. What is changed?
The 7th is raised a half step.
Emma logic minor is a modification of the natural minor scale. What is changed?
The sixth and seventh are raised a half step going up but then coming back down it reverts back to a natural minor
