Grade 6 Flashcards
A chromatic sign added to music
Accidental
To play to ‘fine’ (the end)
Al fine
A piece that has 2 parts: A B
Binary Form
A resting point in music
Cadence
Group name for #’s, ♭’s, or ♮’s
Chromatic Sign
With Motion
Con Moto
Sounds that blend together
Consonant
repeat from the beginning
Da Capo
Go to beginning, then play to ‘fine’
D.C. Al Fine
Repeat from, 𝄉
Dal Segno
Go to the sign then play to the fine
D.S. al fine
sounds that do not blend together
Dissonant
Scale Step 5
Dominant
Triad build on scale step 5, not chord progressions
Dominant Triad
Same sound, different spelling
Enharmonic
Lowers a note a half step
♭
from 1 key to the very next
Half step
Distance between 2 notes
Interval
Short lines above or below staff
Ledger Lines
Play smooth and connected
Legato
A 3rd with 4 half steps
Major 3rd
Major Triad
Major 3rd+ minor 3rd (4+3)
Major Scale pattern
W W H W W W H
Organized pattern of strong and weak beats.
Meter
a third with 3 half steps
minor 3rd
minor triad
a minor third+ Major 3rd (3+4)
A short rhythmic or melodic idea
Motif/Motive
Cancels a sharp or flat
Natural sign (♮)
An 8th interval
Octave (8ve)
A scale with only 5 notes
Pentatonic Scale
Poco a Poco
Little by little
Primary Triad
I-IV-V= Tonic-Subdominant- Dominant
Note that a triad is built on
Root Note
Raises a half step
Sharp #
Play short and detached
Staccato
Scale step 4
Subdominant
Subdominant Triad
Triad built on Scale step 4 (IV)
An off beat (accent on a weak beat)
Syncopation
A piece with three parts (A B A)
Ternary form
Scale step 1
Tonic/Keynote
A 3-note chord based on scale step 1 (I)
Tonic Triad
Triad Root
Root note of a triad
An interval that repeats the same pitch
Unison
from 1 key to next with 1 key in between
Whole Step
