Most everything else 2

Question 1

melodic vs harmonic interval

Answer 1

melodic: played separately.
harmonic: played together.

Question 2

simple vs compound interval

Answer 2

simple: smaller than an octave. compound: bigger

compound - 7 = related simple interval

Question 3

how to calculate an interval: steps

Answer 3

1. write a generic interval on the staff
2. go to keyboard, count the half steps
3. add accidentals to staff so 1 and 2 match.

Question 4

root vs first vs second inversion

Answer 4

root position: base note is root
first inv: base note is third
second inv: base note is fifth
(third inv: base note is 7th)

Question 5

closed vs open triad

Answer 5

closed: top and bottom notes span less than an octave
- also alpha order bottom to top

open: larger than octave
- also NOT alpha order b to top

Question 6

anacrusis

Answer 6

pickup

Question 7

irregular grouping

Answer 7

duplets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.

i believe they are just [whatever} in the time of [whatever - 1]

Question 8

double dots

Answer 8

note + half (for first dot) + half of half (quarter) (for second dot)

or 1 and 3/4 of the original note

Question 9

breve note and rest

Answer 9

breve note = double whole note (lasts 2 beats)

for picture, see notes

Question 10

Describe a keyboard style staff

Answer 10

Curly bracket, then line going through both staffs, connecting them. Ends with double bar line. Dynamics go in middle. Treble on top, bass on bottom

Question 11

Describe modern vocal score

Answer 11

Open score (each part in own line)
Soprano - treble clef
Alto - treble
Tenor- treble (1 octave higher than actual)
Bass - bass clef

Normal stem directions
Square bracket with top parts slanted out, like a bent staple.
Dynamics underneath each stave.
See notes.

Question 12

Describe a string quartet score

Answer 12

Vl I and II - treble
Vla - alto (on b)
Vc - bass

Same bent staple bracket as modern vocal score.

Question 13

Describe short or closed score

Answer 13

Curly bracket, two staves (treble and bass)

S
A

T
B

Parts on the same staff have stems in opposite directions

Question 14

Sequence

Answer 14

A motive repeated at a DIFFERENT pitch in the SAME clef/voice

Question 15

Repetition

Answer 15

A motive repeated at the SAME pitch in the SAME clef/voice

Question 16

Imitation

Answer 16

SAME pitch, DIFFERENT clef/voice

Question 17

Inversion

Answer 17

Interval direction (up or down) reversed, keeping distance and rhythm same. Clef/voice doesn’t matter

Question 18

Measure

Answer 18

m. -measure

mm. -measures

Question 19

Tritone

Answer 19

Half an octave (6 HS)
Inversion of Tritone is still Tritone
Resolve: go up or down by 1 semitone

Question 20

Enharmonic equivalent major

Answer 20

B, F#, C# (and their relative minors)