Section 1 Flashcards
What letters does the musical alphabet consist of?
A B C D E F G
How many steps is a whole tone?
Two
How many steps is a semi tone?
One
How do you sharpen a note?
Raise it by a semi tone
How do you flatten a note?
Lower it by a semi tone
What is the other name for a C#
Db
What is a stave?
The 5 lines used on sheet music that the notes are placed on
What letters go in the gaps on a treble clef stave?
F A C E
What letters go in the gaps of a bass clef stave?
A C E G
What is an octave?
8 notes/keys
What does a semi breve look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?
Empty circle symbol
Whole note
4
What does a minim look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?
Empty circle with stick
Half note
2
What does a crotchet look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?
Filled circle with stick
Quarter note
1
What does a quaver look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?
Filled circle with stick and flick
Eighth note
Half
What does a semiquaver look like?
What’s the other name for this?
How many counts does it last for?
Filled circle with stick and 2 flicks
Sixteenth note
1/4
What is the American term for whole note
Whole step
What is the American term for semi tone?
Half step
What is the American term for stave?
Staff
What is the American term for bars?
Measures
What is the American term for Tonic?
Keynote
All major scales include what?
One of each note
What steps are needed for a major scale?
T T ST T T T ST
Which scale doesn’t include any sharps or flats?
C major
What steps are needed to create a natural minor scale?
T ST T T ST T T
How do you create the major key chart?
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
What does the major scale do?
Let’s you know how many sharps or flats are needed in the chosen scale
What is the scale spelling for a major scale?
12345678
What is the scale spelling for a harmonic minor scale?
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 8
What is the scale spelling for a natural minor scale?
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8
What is the scale spelling for a major pentatonic scale?
1 2 3 5 6 8
What is the scale spelling for a minor pentatonic scale?
1 b3 4 5 b7 8
What is the scale spelling for a blues scale?
1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 8
What is the scale spelling for a Dorian scale?
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8
What is the scale spelling for a mixolydian scale?
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8
What is a triad?
Numbers 1 3 5 of a scale
What is a ledger line?
A small line added either below or above the stave for notes that are unable to fit on the stave
What are key signatures used for?
Used so sharps and flats do not need to be added every time writing a note
What is the relative minor?
Starts 3 semi tones below the tonic.
Share a key signature with the original key just start on a different note
