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Music Notation Flashcards

1
Q

How many major & minor scales are there?

A

15 major
15 minor

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2
Q

Which type of scales start & end on the same note?

A

Parallel scales

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3
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____ ___ are the major and minor scales that have the same key signatures (enharmonically equivalent)

A

relative keys

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4
Q

Relative keys in __ & ___ scales share all of the same notes but are arranged in a different order of whole steps and half steps.

A

major and minor

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5
Q

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___.

A

tonic

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6
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____ major & minor scales share the same tonic.

A

Parallel

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7
Q

____ keys share the exact same notes.

A

Relative

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8
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The ___ note of each scale gives its name

A

First

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9
Q

How do you go from a major key to its relative minor?

A

Count 3 notes down

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10
Q

A half step interval between two notes with the same letters

A

Chromatic

Ie. C and C#

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11
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An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes

A

Diatonic

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12
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An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes

A

Diatonic

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13
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An interval between two notes without any steps but has the same pitch with different names

A

Enharmonic

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14
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When one note is carried over to the next measure it is called

A

Syncopation

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15
Q

What is the format of steps for the minor scale?

A

W - H - W - W - H - W - W

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16
Q

What are ledger lines?

A

When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in

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17
Q

What are ledger lines?

A

When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in

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18
Q

What is the relative time of a breve note?

A

Two whole notes

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19
Q

What is the relative time of a whole note?

A
  • 2 half notes
  • 4 quarter notes
  • 8 sixteenth notes
  • 16 thirty second notes
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20
Q

On what side of the line do you draw a whole rest?

A

Bottom

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21
Q

On what side of the line do you draw a half rest?

A

Top

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22
Q

What are the 2 components of intervals?

A

1) qualitative

2) quantitative

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23
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When counting quantitative intervals, which notes do you start and end on?

A

First and last of the scale (1-8)

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24
Q

What is the name of the first degree in qualitative intervals?

A

tonic

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25
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What is the name of the second degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Super tonic

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26
Q

What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Mediant

27
Q

What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Medians

28
Q

What is the name of the fourth degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Subdominant

29
Q

What is the name of the fifth degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Dominant

30
Q

What is the name of the sixth degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Sub mediant

31
Q

What is the name of the seventh degree in qualitative intervals?

A

Leading tone or subtonic

32
Q

Which degree of the scale is most important?

A

The first - tonic

33
Q

What is the function of the tonic (aka keynote)

A

tells us what key we are in

34
Q

The super tonic is always __ ___ step above the first degree.

A

one whole

35
Q

The ___ degree moves the music forward from the keynote to the other notes in the scale.

A

Mediant

36
Q

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

A

mediant

37
Q

The___ scale degree creates a sense of tension or anticipation

A

fourth (subdominant)

38
Q

A ___ is an interval between two notes that spans over exactly seven semitones.

A

perfect fifth

39
Q

The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above

A

subdominant

40
Q

The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above

A

subdominant

41
Q

The ___ is the perfect fifth away above the tonic.

A

Dominant

42
Q

5 types of qualitative intervals

A

1) Perfect

2) Augmented

3) Major

4) Minor

5) Diminished

43
Q

To go from a perfect to an augmented you go ___

A

Up half a step

44
Q

To go from a major to a minor you go

A

Down half a step

45
Q

To go from a minor to a diminished you go

A

Down half a step

46
Q

To go from a perfect to a diminished you go

A

Down half a step

47
Q

To go from a major to a diminished you go

A

Down one full (whole, or two half) step(s)

48
Q

In flat scales, the _____ tells you your key signature

A

second last flat

49
Q

The last sharp you add is always a ___ of the key signature

A

Half step up

50
Q

Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:

A

F, C, G, D, A, E, B

51
Q

Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:

A

F, C, G, D, A, E, B

52
Q

Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?

A

F#

53
Q

Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?

A

F#

54
Q

Which sharp(s) are in the key of D major?

A

F#, C#

55
Q

Which sharp(s) are in the key of A major?

A

F#, C#, G#

56
Q

Order of major flats in the circle of fifths

A

BEADGCF

57
Q

Which flat(s) are in F major?

A

B flat

58
Q

Which flat(s) are in the key of B major?

A

B flat & E flat

B - E

59
Q

Which flat(s) are in the key of E major?

A

B flat, E flat, A flat

B - E - A

60
Q

Raising flats goes by ____ scale degrees

A

4

61
Q

Raising sharps goes by __ scale degrees

A

7

62
Q

The __ scale degrees of every major key is the first note of its relative minor

A

6th

63
Q

Intervals of ___ direct the sharps in key signatures

A

5ths

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