Pitch and Intervals Flashcards

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1
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Poem for Treble clef (G clef): Spaces

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F A C E

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Poem for treble clef (G clef): Lines

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Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit

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Poem for bass clef (F clef): Spaces

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All Cows Eat Grass Because

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4
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Poem for bass clef (F clef): Lines

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Green Buses Drive Fast Because

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5
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Order of Sharps - Flats

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♯ -> Fat Cat Gets Drunk At Every Barbecue

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6
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How do you figure out a ♯ When you have the key signature?

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Step back in the alphabet from note given and then find that note in ♯F C G D A E B♭

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7
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How do you figure out a ♯ when only given sharps?

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Look at the last sharp and raise it a semitone

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How do you figure out a ♭ when you have the key signature?

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Go up the flats list ♯F C G D A E B ♭

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9
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How do you figure out a ♭ when only given flats?

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Look at the second last flat = key sig.

1♭ = F Major

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10
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12 Bar Blues Chord Progression

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I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I

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11
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Interval Minor 3rd

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“7 Nation Army”

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12
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Interval Major 3rd

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“Oh, When the Saints”

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13
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Interval Perfect 4th

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“Australian National Anthem”

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14
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Interval Perfect 5th

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“Star Wars Theme”

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15
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Interval Major 6th

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“My Bonnie”

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16
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Interval Minor 7th

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“Winner Takes it all”

17
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Interval Major

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Dissonant sounding, almost finished

18
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Interval Perfect 8va

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“Somewhere over the rainbow”

19
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Interval Augmented 4th+ or Tri-Tone

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“The Simpsons” also sounds dissonant.

20
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What is the Alto Clef (C Clef) and where is middle C

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The Alto Clef is used to prevent the use of so many ledger lines. C is located in the very middle line on the stave.

21
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What is the Tenor Clef (C Clef) and where is middle C

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The Tenor Clef looks the exact same as the Alto Clef but it is drawn 2 lines higher so C is located on the second line from the top of the stave.

22
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What is an enharmonic equivalent

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It is a technical term to mention that notes in music can be written 2 different ways. For example D♭ is also C♯.

23
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What is a chromatic semitone

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Notated with the same letter names with accidentals written.

24
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What is a diatonic semitone

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These are semitones written with different letter names.

25
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What are some complications of diatonic semitones

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These semitones often cause double sharps and flats.

26
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How do you name an interval

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You must count the quantity of the interval, how many notes. Then you must count how many semitones different there is for accuracy.

27
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 0

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Perfect Unison

28
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 1

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Minor 2nd or Augmented Unison

29
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 2

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Major 2nd or Diminished 3rd

30
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 3

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Minor 3rd or Augmented 2nd

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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 4

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Major 3rd or Diminished 4th

32
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 5

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Perfect 4th or Augmented 3rd

33
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 6

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Augmented 4th/Diminished 5th

34
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 7

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Perfect 5th or Diminished 6th

35
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 8

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Minor 6th or Augmented 5th

36
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 9

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Major 6th or Diminished 7th

37
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 10

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Minor 7th or Augmented 6th

38
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 11

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Major 7th or Diminished 8th

39
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Name the interval - Number of semitones: 12

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Perfect 8th or Augmented 7th