Music Notation Flashcards
How many major & minor scales are there?
15 major
15 minor
Which type of scales start & end on the same note?
Parallel scales
____ ___ are the major and minor scales that have the same key signatures (enharmonically equivalent)
relative keys
Relative keys in __ & ___ scales share all of the same notes but are arranged in a different order of whole steps and half steps.
major and minor
The relative minor of a particular major key, or the relative major of a minor key, is the key which has the same key signature but a different___.
tonic
____ major & minor scales share the same tonic.
Parallel
____ keys share the exact same notes.
Relative
The ___ note of each scale gives its name
First
How do you go from a major key to its relative minor?
Count 3 notes down
A half step interval between two notes with the same letters
Chromatic
Ie. C and C#
An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes
Diatonic
An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes
Diatonic
An interval between two notes without any steps but has the same pitch with different names
Enharmonic
When one note is carried over to the next measure it is called
Syncopation
What is the format of steps for the minor scale?
W - H - W - W - H - W - W
What are ledger lines?
When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in
What are ledger lines?
When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in
What is the relative time of a breve note?
Two whole notes
What is the relative time of a whole note?
- 2 half notes
- 4 quarter notes
- 8 sixteenth notes
- 16 thirty second notes
On what side of the line do you draw a whole rest?
Bottom
On what side of the line do you draw a half rest?
Top
What are the 2 components of intervals?
1) qualitative
2) quantitative
When counting quantitative intervals, which notes do you start and end on?
First and last of the scale (1-8)
What is the name of the first degree in qualitative intervals?
tonic
What is the name of the second degree in qualitative intervals?
Super tonic
What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?
Mediant
What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?
Medians
What is the name of the fourth degree in qualitative intervals?
Subdominant
What is the name of the fifth degree in qualitative intervals?
Dominant
What is the name of the sixth degree in qualitative intervals?
Sub mediant
What is the name of the seventh degree in qualitative intervals?
Leading tone or subtonic
Which degree of the scale is most important?
The first - tonic
What is the function of the tonic (aka keynote)
tells us what key we are in
The super tonic is always __ ___ step above the first degree.
one whole
The ___ degree moves the music forward from the keynote to the other notes in the scale.
Mediant
The___ note is the middle note of a triad chord when we play the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale together and form a beautiful arpeggio when played together or one after the other
mediant
The___ scale degree creates a sense of tension or anticipation
fourth (subdominant)
A ___ is an interval between two notes that spans over exactly seven semitones.
perfect fifth
The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above
subdominant
The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above
subdominant
The ___ is the perfect fifth away above the tonic.
Dominant
5 types of qualitative intervals
1) Perfect
2) Augmented
3) Major
4) Minor
5) Diminished
To go from a perfect to an augmented you go ___
Up half a step
To go from a major to a minor you go
Down half a step
To go from a minor to a diminished you go
Down half a step
To go from a perfect to a diminished you go
Down half a step
To go from a major to a diminished you go
Down one full (whole, or two half) step(s)
In flat scales, the _____ tells you your key signature
second last flat
The last sharp you add is always a ___ of the key signature
Half step up
Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?
F#
Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?
F#
Which sharp(s) are in the key of D major?
F#, C#
Which sharp(s) are in the key of A major?
F#, C#, G#
Order of major flats in the circle of fifths
BEADGCF
Which flat(s) are in F major?
B flat
Which flat(s) are in the key of B major?
B flat & E flat
B - E
Which flat(s) are in the key of E major?
B flat, E flat, A flat
B - E - A
Raising flats goes by ____ scale degrees
4
Raising sharps goes by __ scale degrees
7
The __ scale degrees of every major key is the first note of its relative minor
6th
Intervals of ___ direct the sharps in key signatures
5ths
