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Section 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

What letters does the musical alphabet consist of?

A

A B C D E F G

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2
Q

How many steps is a whole tone?

A

Two

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3
Q

How many steps is a semi tone?

A

One

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4
Q

How do you sharpen a note?

A

Raise it by a semi tone

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5
Q

How do you flatten a note?

A

Lower it by a semi tone

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6
Q

What is the other name for a C#

A

Db

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7
Q

What is a stave?

A

The 5 lines used on sheet music that the notes are placed on

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8
Q

What letters go in the gaps on a treble clef stave?

A

F A C E

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9
Q

What letters go in the gaps of a bass clef stave?

A

A C E G

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10
Q

What is an octave?

A

8 notes/keys

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11
Q

What does a semi breve look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?

A

Empty circle symbol
Whole note
4

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12
Q

What does a minim look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?

A

Empty circle with stick
Half note
2

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13
Q

What does a crotchet look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?

A

Filled circle with stick
Quarter note
1

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14
Q

What does a quaver look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?

A

Filled circle with stick and flick
Eighth note
Half

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15
Q

What does a semiquaver look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?

A

Filled circle with stick and 2 flicks
Sixteenth note
1/4

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16
Q

What is the American term for whole note

A

Whole step

17
Q

What is the American term for semi tone?

A

Half step

18
Q

What is the American term for stave?

A

Staff

19
Q

What is the American term for bars?

A

Measures

20
Q

What is the American term for Tonic?

A

Keynote

21
Q

All major scales include what?

A

One of each note

22
Q

What steps are needed for a major scale?

A

T T ST T T T ST

23
Q

Which scale doesn’t include any sharps or flats?

A

C major

24
Q

What steps are needed to create a natural minor scale?

A

T ST T T ST T T

25
Q

How do you create the major key chart?

A

Insert C
+4 to top row
+3 to bottom row
F C G D A E B - below top boxes
B E A D G C F - below bottom boxes
Add sharps to last two letters - top row
Add flats to all but first letter - bottom row

26
Q

What does the major scale do?

A

Let’s you know how many sharps or flats are needed in the chosen scale

27
Q

What is the scale spelling for a major scale?

A

12345678

28
Q

What is the scale spelling for a harmonic minor scale?

A

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 8

29
Q

What is the scale spelling for a natural minor scale?

A

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8

30
Q

What is the scale spelling for a major pentatonic scale?

A

1 2 3 5 6 8

31
Q

What is the scale spelling for a minor pentatonic scale?

A

1 b3 4 5 b7 8

32
Q

What is the scale spelling for a blues scale?

A

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 8

33
Q

What is the scale spelling for a Dorian scale?

A

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8

34
Q

What is the scale spelling for a mixolydian scale?

A

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8

35
Q

What is a triad?

A

Numbers 1 3 5 of a scale

36
Q

What is a ledger line?

A

A small line added either below or above the stave for notes that are unable to fit on the stave

37
Q

What are key signatures used for?

A

Used so sharps and flats do not need to be added every time writing a note

38
Q

What is the relative minor?

A

Starts 3 semi tones below the tonic.

Share a key signature with the original key just start on a different note

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