Harmony & Tonality Flashcards
0
Q
Relative minor of C major?
A
A minor.
1
Q
What is a key signature?
A
The group of sharps or flats written at the start of a piece of music.
2
Q
Relative minor of E major?
A
C sharp minor.
3
Q
Relative major of C minor?
A
E flat major.
4
Q
Tone means…
A
Major or minor or modal.
5
Q
Music in a major key sounds…
A
Happy.
6
Q
Music in a minor key sounds…
A
Sad.
7
Q
Modal music?
A
Built around ancient scales called modes. It sounds weird.
8
Q
Define harmony.
A
The combination of different sounds, accompanies the melody.
9
Q
What does ‘diatonic’ mean?
A
When the notes belong to the main key.
10
Q
What does ‘chromatic’ mean?
A
When the notes don’t belong to the main key.
11
Q
What does a sharp do?
A
Raises a note by a semitone.
12
Q
What does a flat do?
A
Lowers a note by a semitone.
13
Q
Define modulation.
A
When a piece of music changes key.
14
Q
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
A
Tonic Supersonic Mediant Subdominant Dominant Submediant Leading note Tonic
