Grade 1 Musicianship Flashcards
staff (or stave)
treble clef
bass clef
What is the name of this note and how many beats is it worth?
semibreve (whole note), worth 4 beats
What is the name of this note and how many beats is it worth?
minim (half note), worth 2 beats
What is the name of this note and how many beats is it worth?
crotchet (quarter note), worth 1 beat
What is the name of this note and how many beats is it worth?
quaver (eighth note), worth half a beat
sharp, which raises a note by a semitone
flat, which lowers a note by a semitone
natural sign, which cancels a sharp or a flat
What is the pattern of tones and semitones for a major scale?
tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone
T, T, S, T, T, T, S
In music, what is an accidental?
An accidential is a sharp, a flat, or a natural written in front of a note.
What is a key signature?
A key signature is a set of sharps or flats placed immediately after the clef on each line.
Which major key signature has no sharps or flats?
The key of C major.
Which major key signature has one sharp?
The key of G major.
Which major key signature has two sharps?
The key of D major
Which major key signature has only one flat?
The key of F major.
Which major key signature is this?
G major
Which major key signature is this?
D major
Which major key signature is this?
F major
What is a time signature?
The time signature tells us how many beats are in each bar.
What time signature is this?
Four four time or
simple quadruple
What time signature is this?
Common time, which is the same as four four time
What do the numbers in the time signature tell us?
The top number tells us how many beats are in each bar.
The bottom number tells us what kind of beats they are.
What does four four time (or common time) mean?
It means there are four crotchet beats in each bar.
What is this time signature?
Three four time or
simple triple
crotchet rest (1 beat)
minim rest (2 beats)
semibreve rest (4 beats)
quaver rest (1/2 beat)
What is it called when a piece begins on a weak beat?
an anacrusis
How many beat are in the last bar of a piece that begins with an anacrusis?
The number of beats that would be needed to make a full bar with the anacrusis.
What do we call keys that share the same key signatures?
relative keys
How do you find the relative minor of a major key?
You step DOWN three semitones from the tonic note.
How do you find the relative major of a minor key?
You step UP three semitones from the tonic note.
What is the pattern of tones and semitones for a harmonic minor scale?
tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone and a half, semitone
T, S, T, T, S, T ½, S
