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Music theory Flashcards

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What are the names of each scale degree?

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Tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, octave.

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What is the pattern of steps that makes up the major scale?

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W W H W W W H W

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What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Dorian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?

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W H W W W H W

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What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Phrygian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?

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H W W W H W W

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What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Lydian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?

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W W W H W W H

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What is the quality of every chord built from the major scale?

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What is a neighbour tone?

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What is a passing tone?

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What are the chord qualities based on the harmonic minor scale?

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Major instead of augmented in classical period

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What is the notation for figured bass for root, 1st and 2nd inversion chords?

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What is the figured bass notation for root, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversion dominant 7th chords?

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V7
V6 5
V4 3
V4 2

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What are the three types of harmonic progression?

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Prolongation, cadential, sequential

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What are methods of sustaining a prolonged harmony?

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Pedal point, neighboring chords, passing chords, substitute chords

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What is the goal of a cadential progression? When would it fail that goal?

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To confirm a tonal centre. When it’s a deceptive cadence.

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What is the goal of a sequential cadence?

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To destabilise a key by playing the expectations of what is a functional chord.

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What are the six types of sequential progression?

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Ascending and descending 5th, 3rd and 2nd.

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What are the eight chords in a typical descending 5th sequential progression?

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18
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Starting from I, give five chords in an ascending 5th sequential progression.

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What are the eight chords in a typical descending 3rd sequential progression?

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20
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Give eight chords that describe an ascending 3rds sequential progression. Why are additional dominants used? What key could this be used to modulate to if C is I?

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To support smooth voice leading. Bm.

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Give the seven chords in a typical descending 2nd sequential progression.

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22
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Give the eight chords that make up a typical ascending 2nd sequential progression.

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23
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Is I - IV - viidim a functional chord progression?

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No, but it sounds like one because the root movement is the same as for ii-V-I.

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What are the four types of theme in classical form?

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25
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Define a theme.

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26
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What are the four types of hybrid themes?

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27
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What’s the most important theme type of the classical era?

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the sentence.

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Define the sentence.

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29
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What four things is the presentation phrase of a sentence trying to establish?

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30
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What four processes are used by the continuation phrase to destabilise the presentation phrase?

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