Scales and Ornaments Flashcards
Tierce De Picardie (Melody/Harmony)
The final chord in a piece of music in the minor key is changed to major
Harmonic Minor Scale (Melody/Harmony)
Think Snake Charmer/Arabian/Aladdin/Desert
Melodic Minor Scale (Melody/Harmony)
Still sounds minor but not “Desert Sounding”
Acciaccatura (Melody/Harmony)
An ornament which sounds like a crushed notes played very quickly on the beat or just before it
Upper Mordent (Melody/Harmony)
Sounds the main note, the note above and then the main note again
Lower Mordent (Melody/Harmony)
Sounds the main note, the note below and then the main note again
Relative Major/Minor (Melody/Harmony)
Each major key has a relative minor which shares the same key signature
C majors relative minor is A minor - count down 3 semi-tones
Interval
The distance between two notes:
- C - D is a 2nd
- C - E is a 3rd
- C - F is a 4th
- C - G is a 5th
- C - A is a 6th
- C - B is a 7th
- C - C is an octave
Augmentation (Rhythm/Tempo)
Latin: meaning “increase”
A passage of music where the length of the notes are doubled:
- quaver = crotchet
- crotchet = minim
- minim = semi breve
Diminution (Rhythm/Tempo)
Latin: meaning “decrease”
A passage of music where the length of the notes used are halved:
- crotchet = quaver
- minim = crotchet
- semi breve = minim
Tremolando (Timbre/Dynamics)
Term for the rapid up-and-down movement of an instrument
Sometimes used to create suspense
Harmonics (Timbre/Dynamics)
Harmonics can be produced by lightly touching the string of a bowed instrument at certain points and creates a high eerie sound
