Scales Flashcards

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1
Q

Major Pentatonic

A

Take away 4 and 7

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2
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Minor Pentatonic

A

Take away 2 and 6

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3
Q

Minor Blues

A

lowered 5/raised 4th

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4
Q

Writing out Major to minor

A
  • Go down 3 letter names

- Use key signature of that major and write out starting on the new note

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5
Q

Writing out Minor to major

A
  • Go up 3 letter names

- Use key signature of that letter and apply it to scale

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6
Q

_ mixolydien

A

what key is _ the fifth degree of?

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7
Q

mixolydien of _

A

Fifth degree of _

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8
Q

Harmonic minor

A

raised 7th

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9
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Melodic minor

A

raised 6th and 7th on the way up

lowered on the way back down

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10
Q

4 basic rules of harmony

A
  • no parallel fifths or octaves
  • no jumps larger than an octave
  • contrary motions between bass and upper voices
  • double the root of fifth
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11
Q

relative minor of E major

A

C#

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12
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relative major of Eb minor

A

Gb

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13
Q

Name all the scale degrees in order

A

tonic, super tonic, mediant, sub dominant, dominant, sub mediant, leading tone

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14
Q

How many sharps in F# major

A

F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# (6)

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15
Q

What is put before a compound interval when naming them?

A

C (Ex: M9 - CM2)

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16
Q

Rythym

A

Musical Events Arranged in Time

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17
Q

Music

A

H. I. P. - Human Intention and Perception

18
Q

Primary elements of music

A

texture, timbre, melody, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, form

19
Q

Metre

A

grouping of beats in 2s, 3s, 4s

20
Q

When converting to a time signature with bigger numbers

A

divide the notes

21
Q

When converting to a time signature with smaller numbers

A

multiply by 2

22
Q

Scale

A

a pattern of tones and semitones

23
Q

major triad

A

M3 and P5 above the root

24
Q

minor triad

A

m3 and P5 above the root

25
Q

diminished triad

A

m3 and d5 above the root

26
Q

augmented triad

A

M3 and A5 above the root

27
Q

major seventh △7 (Gmaj7 or G△7)

A

M3, P5, and M7 above the root

28
Q

dominant seventh 7 (B7)

A

M3, P5, and m7 above the root

29
Q

minor seventh m7 (F♯m7)

A

m3, P5, and m7 above the root

30
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diminished seventh °7 (Ddim7 or D°7)

A

m3, d5, and d7 above the root

31
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half-diminished seventh ⦰7 (A⦰7)

A

m3, d5, and m7 above the root

32
Q

When converting simple to compound

A

multiply top by 3, bottom by 2
add dots and shit
add duple shit

33
Q

When converting compound to simple

A

divide top by 3, bottom by 2
remove dots
add triplet stuff

34
Q

simple duple

A

2/2 2/4

35
Q

simple triple

A

3/2 3/4

36
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simple quadruple

A

4/4 4/8

37
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compound duple

A

6/8 6/16

38
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compound triple

A

9/16

39
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compound quadruple

A

12/8 12/16

40
Q

Primary music elements

A

Melody timbre rhythm dynamics