music theory 1 Flashcards
order of sharps
FCGDAEB
order of flats
BEADGCF
natural minor
2 notes, a flat, 2 notes, 2 flat
3, 6, and 7 note flat
harmonic minor
3rd and 6th flat
melodic minor
only 3rd flat
relative minor
1 1/2 back
relative major
1 1/2 forward
relative minor of a
f sharp
relative major of d
f
key for flats
2nd last flat, or if only B it is F
key for sharps
semitone above last sharp
very slow
lento
slow
adargio
walking pace
andante
fast
allegro
very fast
presto
alto cleff c
middle line
minor scale
T T 1/2 T T T 1/2
pentatonic
5 notes, remove 4 and 7
minor pentatoinic scale
flat 3 and 7
whole tone
always go up one tone
c d e f sharp, g sharp, a sharp c
blue notes
notes that add a jazz feel, are between one tone
usually f sharp
major chords
1 4 7
minor chords
2 6
dominant chord
5
perfect cadence
5 1
imperfect cadence
1 5
interrupted cadence
5 6
chromatic scale
all notes, all black and white
ornaments
trills, mordents(to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below) appoggiatura/grace notes
syncopation
playing off and on beats
duple time signature
can be / by 2 , quavers in groups of 2
tripple time signature
quavers in groups of 3, divisiable by 3
irregular time signature
5,11
swing
uneven timed quavers, jazz feel
arco
play with bow
pizzicato
plucking
glissando
slide
tremblo
shaken note, back and forth fast
