theory (2) Flashcards

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1
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pentatonic major scale

A

drmsld

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2
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pentatonic minor scale

A

ldrmsl

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3
Q

note name of pentatonic scale

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starting note NOT do (bc minor starts on lah)

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4
Q

key signatures of pentatonics

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  • key sigs of maj/minor (use relative major)
  • write even if accidental not occur in scale
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5
Q

blues scale

A

ldr mo mi sl

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6
Q

blues scale key sig

A

think minor (go to relative major)

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7
Q

formation of blues scale

A

b3 (m3 from l to d)
b5 (d5 from l to mo)
b7 (m7 from l to s)

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8
Q

modes rhyme

A

I - Ionian
Don’t - Dorian
Play - Phrygian
Loud - Lydian
Music - Mixolydian
After - Aeolian
Lunch - :Locrian

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9
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how to use modes rhyme

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pos in rhyme shows which degree of the scale it is starting on

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10
Q

descending melodic minor

A

don’t write in regained flats

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11
Q

a scale that is often forgotten :(

A

whole tone scale

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12
Q

rhythm scales

A

choose any, doesn’t have to be even

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13
Q

irregular time signatures

A

5/8
5/4 - 3-2
7/8
7/4 - 3-4

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14
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inversion

A

same intervals in opposite direction FROM FIRST NOTE not second

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15
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diminution

A

half note values

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16
Q

augmentation

A

double note values

17
Q

repeated note in bass

A

pedal point

18
Q

when analysing notes in chords

A
  • write in accidentals from earlier on in bar / key signature
  • write out notes
  • clef
  • check if dim/aug and write symbol
  • incl notes in WHOLE BLOCK
19
Q

write sequence

A

always do step up/down

20
Q

add performance indications

A

“word” may be written below

21
Q

if same notes tied over bar line with accidentals

A

repeat accidental

22
Q

working with minor

A

get key sig from relative major!!! not major of key

23
Q

type and position

A

major, root position (careful not to get mixed up with first and second inversion)

24
Q

submediant vs mediant

A

mediant - 3
submediant - 6

25
Q

melodic interval

A

always work from lower note even if appears after

26
Q

inversion of interval

A
  • swap notes around (place bottom on top or top on bottom - change pitch of one of the notes)
  • keep note values the same
27
Q

when rewriting smth on a stave

A

remember key and time sig (if necessary for what doing to notes)

28
Q

remember with blues scale

A

from minor pentatonic NOT major pentatonic

29
Q

when initially looking at piece to analyse

A

don’t assume major!!

30
Q

when figuring

A

don’t have to put ‘a’

31
Q

types of non-chordal notes

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passing note
auxiliary note - upper/lower
anticipation
suspension

32
Q

giving modulation

A

type (figuring)

33
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intervals

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COMPOUND!!!