Music theory Flashcards
What is a pentatonic scale
a scale consisting of 5 notes
What is a harmonic scale
7th note raised
What are intervals
degrees of the scale
What is it called when notes share the same key signature
relative major or minor
What is an inversion
Different versions of a chord
name all the intervals (degrees of the scale)
tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading note
What is a semibreve rest
its on the top
What is minum rest
bottom
What is rhythm
Combinations of note durations and rests
What is pulse
How fast the music is
What is tempo
The speed of the pulse
What is the time signature
What note values are used to count the pulse and how many beats there are in a bar
What is a simple time signature
when the beat naturally divides into two equal halves
What is a compound time signature
When the bar is split into groups of three
What is common time and how is it represented
C 4/4
What is cut common time
alla breve 2/2 C with line through.
What do ties do
Join notes that are the same pitch
What are enharmonic equivalents
When two pitches sound same but look different on the stave
What are modes
What existed before minor and major scales
What is harmony
chords
What is tonality
Scales
What is a chord
When two or more notes play together
What is a triad
When three notes are played together
What is root position
When the bottom note is the root note
What is cadence
a special chord sequence
Give the different types of cadences
Perfect cadence - five to 1, conclusive
Imperfect - anything to 5, open ended
plagal cadence - 4 to 1, conclusive
Interrupted cadence - 5 to 4, more to add
