Tonality Flashcards
1
Q
Major
A
Sounds happy
2
Q
Minor
A
Sounds sad
3
Q
Modal
A
Sounds odd…used in Jazz and Monk music
4
Q
Atonal
A
No key signature! Makes you feel uneasy or unsure
5
Q
Bitonal
A
2 key signatures playing at the same time.
6
Q
Chromatic
A
Going up in semitones
7
Q
Pentatonic
A
5 notes only…sounds Chinesey
8
Q
Blues scale
A
Used in Jazz music
9
Q
Modulation
A
Changing of key
10
Q
Ornamentation
A
Adding ornaments – extra notes, trills, etc
