Vocabulary - Grade 2 Flashcards
Words and symbols for Trinity Grade 2 theory
leger lines
lines used to place notes which are too high or low in pitch to be placed on the standard stave
single quaver
dotted crotchet
semiquavers
tie
tie
hold the note for the duration of all the tied notes
e.g. semibreve + minim = note held for 6 crotchets
quaver rest
M.M.
Maelzel’s Metronome: indicates the speed of the piece in beats per minute
syncopation
writing notes before or after the main beat, using longer notes on the weak beat instead of the strong beat
Find the tonic of a relative minor key
count down 3 semitones
e.g. F to E - Eb - D
Find the tonic of a relative major key
count up 3 semitones
e.g E to F - F# - G
steps of the natural minor scale which are a semitone apart
2nd-3rd and 5th-6th
change a scale from natural minor to harmonic minor
raise the 7th step a semitone
add a sharp or natural sign, e.g. A minor needs a G#
number of semitones in a major 3rd
4
number of semitones in a minor 3rd
3
notes of the tonic triad in A minor
A, C, E
notes of the tonic triad in D minor
D, F, A
notes of the tonic triad in E minor
E, G, B
root position chord
root note of the chord at the bottom
e.g. C, E, G
first inversion
3rd (middle note) of the chord at the bottom
e.g. E, G, C
broken chord
playing the notes of a chord one after another (in any order), not all at the same time
working out the key of a piece
- what is the key signature?
- are there any examples of a raised 7th note?
- which chords are used in the first and last bars?
- what is the last note?
minor 2nd: construction
next letter up, 1 semitone apart
note: if both notes are the same letter e.g. F and F# this is not a minor 2nd
major 2nd: construction
next letter up, 2 semitones (1 tone) apart
