Music Theory Flashcards
How many degrees does a scale hold?
7
How is the first degree of a scale called?
Tonic
What’s the name of the 2nd degree on the scale?
Supertonic
What’s the name of the third degree on the scale?
Mediant
What’s the name of the fourth degree on the scale?
Subdominant
What’s the name of the fifth degree on the scale?
Dominant
What’s the name of the sixth degree on the scale?
Submediant
What’s the name of the seventh degree on the scale?
Leading tone
What defines the amount and type of notes that each measure contains?
Time signatures
What is a selection of certain notes within an octave?
A scale
What is a combination of three or more notes?
Chord
What is the combination of a root, third and fifth?
Triad
What does the major scale look like?
W W h W W W h
What are the notes of the major scale?
C D E F G A B C
For the Treble Clef, what note is assigned to the second line?
G
For the Bass Clef, what note is assigned on the 4th line?
F
Chords are built off of a single note, called?
Root
What are triads?
Chords created using a root, third and fifth note.
What is a major triad?
A major triad is built with a major third and a perfect fifth from the root.
What is a minor triad?
A triad created with a minor third and a perfect fifth from the root.
What are diatonic seventh chords?
Chords built using 3 generic thirds of top of each notes of the scale.
What is the pattern of a major scale progression?
M7 m7 m7 M7 7 m7 Dim7
What is the pattern of a minor scale progression?
m7 Dim7 M7 m7 m7 M7 7
