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1
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The treble clef is also known as the

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G clef

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2
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The distance between 2 pitches

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Interval

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3
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The smallest interval used in western music

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Half-step

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4
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White keys with black keys in between and vice versa are a blank apart

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Whole step

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5
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Raises a note by a half step

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Sharp

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6
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Lowers a pitch by a half step

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Flat

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7
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Cancels out preceding accidental

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Natural

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8
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Raises a note by a whole step

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Double sharp (x)

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9
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Enharmonic equivalence

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Same pitch labeled differently

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10
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The alto and tenor clef is also known as the

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C clef

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11
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Notated time

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Pulse/beat

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12
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A pattern of accented and unaccented beats or pulses

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Meter

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13
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Simple meter

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Best is divided by two

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14
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Compound meter

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Best is divided by three

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15
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Triple meter

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A pattern of accented and unaccented beats where the accent is on every third beat.

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16
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Distance between two bar lines

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Measure

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17
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The bottom number of the time signature and the top number’s purpose

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The bottom number tells which note gets the beat and the top number tells how many beats per measure

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18
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6/8 is a

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Duple meter and compound

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19
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Syncopation

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Invoked the contradiction of the accented pattern or meter by putting a note value in a place where it does not normally occur

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20
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Hemiola

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Superimposing another meter on top of the established meter, briefly

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21
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Putting three notes in the span of two

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Triplet

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22
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Triplets

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Briefly superimpose a compound meter over a simple one

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23
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Collection of pitches usually in half steps and whole steps. Usually in ascending and descending order

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Scale

24
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Relative minor

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Shares the same pitch content or key signature with major scale

25
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To determine major or minor look at the

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Third scale degree

26
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To convert from natural minor to harmonic minor

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Raise the seventh

27
Q

To convert from a natural minor to a melodic minor

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Raise the sixth and seventh while ascending

28
Q

Collection of sharps and flats at the beginning of the line which denotes what key you are in

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Key signature

29
Q

If there is a whole step between 5 and 6 in a minor scale, it is..

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Melodic

30
Q

The letter name

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Pitch class

31
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Pitch

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Note and octave

32
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Notes that occur at the same time

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Harmonic intervals

33
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Notes that occur at separate times

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Melodic intervals

34
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Intervals equal to or less than an octave

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Simple intervals

35
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Intervals larger than an octave

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Compound intervals

36
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Perfect intervals

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1,4,5,8

37
Q

Perfect intervals cannot be

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Major or minor

38
Q

Cannot be perfect

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2,3,6,7

39
Q

Involves moving one pitch up or down so that the bottom is on top

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Inverting an interval

40
Q

Three note chord (foundation for western music)

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Triad

41
Q

Two thirds and an outside interval

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Fifth

42
Q

Root triad figured bass

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5/3

43
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Root seventh chord figured bass

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753

44
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Third triad figured bass

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6/3

45
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Third seventh chord figured bass

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653

46
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Fifth triad figured bass

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6/4

47
Q

Fifth seventh chord figured bass

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643

48
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Seventh seventh chord figured bass

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642

49
Q

To find the relative minor from Major Scale look at the

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Sixth scale degree

50
Q

To find relative Major from minor look at the

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Third scale degree

51
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Half diminished triad

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Diminished triad, minor seven

52
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Fully diminished triad

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Diminished triad, dim seven

53
Q

Musical shorthand around since baroque period. Allows musicians to improvise

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Figured bass

54
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9 on top

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Triple meter

55
Q

12 on top

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Quadruple meter

56
Q

2 or four on bottom

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Simple meter

57
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8 on bottom

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Compound meter

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