theory (2)

Question 1

pentatonic major scale

Answer 1

drmsld

Question 2

pentatonic minor scale

Answer 2

ldrmsl

Question 3

note name of pentatonic scale

Answer 3

starting note NOT do (bc minor starts on lah)

Question 4

key signatures of pentatonics

Answer 4

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

Question 5

blues scale

Answer 5

ldr mo mi sl

Question 6

blues scale key sig

Answer 6

think minor (go to relative major)

Question 7

formation of blues scale

Answer 7

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

Question 8

modes rhyme

Answer 8

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

Question 9

how to use modes rhyme

Answer 9

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

Question 10

descending melodic minor

Answer 10

don’t write in regained flats

Question 11

a scale that is often forgotten :(

Answer 11

whole tone scale

Question 12

rhythm scales

Answer 12

choose any, doesn’t have to be even

Question 13

irregular time signatures

Answer 13

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

Question 14

inversion

Answer 14

same intervals in opposite direction FROM FIRST NOTE not second

Question 15

diminution

Answer 15

half note values

Question 16

augmentation

Answer 16

double note values

Question 17

repeated note in bass

Answer 17

pedal point

Question 18

when analysing notes in chords

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

write sequence

Answer 19

always do step up/down

Question 20

add performance indications

Answer 20

“word” may be written below

Question 21

if same notes tied over bar line with accidentals

Answer 21

repeat accidental

Question 22

working with minor

Answer 22

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

Question 23

type and position

Answer 23

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

Question 24

submediant vs mediant

Answer 24

mediant - 3
submediant - 6

Question 25

melodic interval

Answer 25

always work from lower note even if appears after

Question 26

inversion of interval

Answer 26

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

Question 27

when rewriting smth on a stave

Answer 27

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

Question 28

remember with blues scale

Answer 28

from minor pentatonic NOT major pentatonic

Question 29

when initially looking at piece to analyse

Answer 29

don’t assume major!!

Question 30

when figuring

Answer 30

don’t have to put ‘a’

Question 31

types of non-chordal notes

Answer 31

passing note
auxiliary note - upper/lower
anticipation
suspension

Question 32

giving modulation

Answer 32

type (figuring)

Question 33

intervals

Answer 33

COMPOUND!!!