Lesson 1: The Major Scale Flashcards
1
Q
What is harmony?
A
The study of chords, scales and melodies. Harmony study includes the analysis of chord progressions to show important relationships between chords and the key a song is in.
2
Q
What is ear training?
A
Identifying what your ear hears. Makes the connections between your musical mind, your ears, the sounds around you, music notation and your instrument.
3
Q
What is an interval?
A
The distance between two notes.
4
Q
How is a major scale constructed?
A
Whole step; whole step; half step; whole step; whole step; whole step; half step
5
Q
What are sharps and flats?
A
Raise or lower a note a half step.
6
Q
What is the tonal center?
A
The tonic or “Do” of the scale, or scale degree 1.
