U2: Minor, Whole Tone, Pentatonic Scale, Compound Intervals, Instrument Families, Texture Types + Devices, Rhythmic Devices Flashcards

1
Q

Key characteristics to harmonic minor?

A

Raised 7th (LT)

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2
Q

Key characteristics to melodic minor?

A

Raised 6th and 7th (LT).
Goes back to natural minor when descending

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3
Q

Parallel

A

Minor or major key with the same tonic note

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4
Q

Relative

A

The related minor or major key

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5
Q

Do re meh so leh teh do

A

Natural minor

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6
Q

Do re meh so la ti do

A

Melodic minor

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7
Q

Do the meh so leh ti do

A

Harmonic minor

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8
Q

Closely related keys

A

Keys with no more than 1 accidental different

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9
Q

A scale with 6 whole step notes

Doesn’t have a feeling of home when listening to it

A

Whole tone scale

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10
Q

Major Pentatonic scale

A

1,2,3,5,6 scale degrees of a major key or the major tried with a ii and vi

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11
Q

Minor pentatonic scale

A

1,3,4,5,7 scale degrees of minor

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12
Q

A half-step away and 2 half steps away

A

m2 & M2

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13
Q

4 halfstep

A

M3

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14
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3 halfstep

A

m3

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15
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9 half-step away

A

M6

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16
Q

Inversions

A

Maj-min
Aug-dim
Perf-perf
4554, 3663, 2772

17
Q

Conjunct contour melodic

A

Stepwise movement in melody

18
Q

Disjunct contour melodic

A

Leapwise movement in melody

19
Q

How can I transpose a melody?

A

Transpose by interval or transpose by finding the new key and matching the scale degrees

20
Q

Monophony

A

One melodic line without accompaniment

21
Q

Homophony

A

One melody with one or more accompaniment voices

22
Q

Polyphony

A

Multiple relevant melodies are played at the same time

23
Q

Heterophony

A

Varied versions of one melody performed simultaneously

24
Q

What can I ask myself in order to identify textures?

A

How many musical lines are there?

What role does each line play and how do they interact?

25
Q

Alberti bass

A

Chord tones are arpeggiated as the accompaniment

26
Q

Walking bass

A

Quarter note bass line common in jazz

27
Q

Countermelody

A

A secondary melody that sounds along with the main melody

28
Q

Ostinato

A

A stubbornly repetitive melodic/rhythmic pattern

29
Q

Solo, soli, tutti

A

Solo= one player is featured
Soli= one section is featured
Tutti= whole ensemble plays

30
Q

Anacrusis

A

A pick-up or upbeat

31
Q

Agogic accent

A

Emphasizing a beat by changing its duration

32
Q

Cross rhythm

A

Combining two or more conflicting rhythmic patterns

33
Q

Hemiola

A

Centers around 2:3 rhythmic ratio