Intervals & Chords Flashcards
What is an interval?
Distance in pitch between two notes
What is transposition?
Moving notes up or down the same distance
What is a tonic triad?
Where the keynote of the triad is the tonic note
What is a dominant triad?
Where the keynote of the triad is the dominant note
What is another name for the dominant triad?
V
Which triads are the primary triads?
I, IV, V
What is anacrusis?
Weak beat opening of a phrase
What is cadence?
End of a phrase - point of relaxation
What forms the perfect cadence?
Progression from dominant to tonic chord at phrase ending
What is the plagal cadence?
Subdominant followed by tonic chord
What is an imperfect cadence?
Ending on dominant chord
What is an interrupted cadence?
Dominant chord followed by any chord except the tonic
What is arpeggiation?
Where the notes of a chord are played one after the other in quick succession
Which instruments use the treble clef?
Violin
Flute
Oboe
Which instruments use the bass clef?
Bassoon
Cello
Trombone
Tuba
Which instrument uses the alto clef?
Viola
Which instruments transpose?
Double Bass
Clarinet
Trumpet
Horn
What does the double bass transpose to?
Octave-down, bass clef
What does the clarinet transpose to?
B flat, treble clef
What does trumpet transpose to?
Bflat, treble clef
What doers horn transpose to?
F, treble clef
What is concert pitch?
The real note being played according to the piano
What note do clarinets and trumpets tune up to?
B (A for everyone else)
What note do horn players tune up to?
E (A for everyone else)
Which instrument is single-reed?
Clarinet
Which instruments are double reed?
Oboe
Bassoon
Name order of voices from highest to lowest
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Alto
Tenor
Barritone
Bass
What is an anacrusis?
An upbeat - a note that comes before the first bar line
What does a turn involve?
Involves playing notes either side of the given note, beginning with the note above
that which is written.
Name the woodwind family
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
What clef does the bassoon use
Bass
Name instruments in the brass family
Cornet Trumpet Horn Trombone Tuba
What clef does the cornet use
Treble
What clef does the trombone use
Bass
What clef does the tuba use
Bass
Name the percussion instruments
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Tubular bells
Timpani
What clef does the glockenspiel use
Treble
What clef does the xylophone use
Treble
What clef does the tubular bell use
Treble
What clef does the timpani use
Bass
