Major Scales Flashcards
Clef
A sign placed at the beginning of a musical staff to determine the pitch of the notes
Key
A system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic
Key Signature
The sharps or flats placed after a clef in music to indicate the key
BEADGCF
The order of flats in a key signature
FCGDAEB
The order of sharps in a key signature
Circle of Fourths
A visual representation of the relationships among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys
Circle of Fifths
A visual representation of the relationships among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys
Scale
A graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals
Tetrachord
A diatonic series of four tones with an interval of a perfect fourth between the first and last
Major
Having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees
Diatonic
Of, relating to, or being a musical scale (as a major or minor scale) comprising intervals of five whole steps and two half steps
Degree
A step, note, or tone of a musical scale
Tonic
The first tone of a major or minor scale
Supertonic
The second tone of a major or minor scale
Mediant
The third tone of a major or minor scale
Subdominant
The fourth tone of a major or minor scale
Interval
Difference in pitch between two notes
Half Step
A musical interval (as E-F or B-C) equivalent to 1/12 of an octave - also called a semitone
Whole Step
A musical interval (as C-D or C-Bb) comprising two half steps - also called a whole tone
Fourth
A musical interval embracing four tones of the diatonic scale
Fifth
The musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees
Staff
The horizontal lines with their spaces on which music is written - also called a stave
