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Week 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Ionian mode?

A

no accidentals

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Dorian mode?

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b3, b7

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Phrygian mode?

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b2, b3, b6, b7

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Lydian mode?

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4

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Mixolydian mode?

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b7

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Aeolian mode?

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b3, b6, b7

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What are the accidentals when compared to the major scale for the Locrian mode?

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b2, b3, b5, b6, b7

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Closely related keys are no more than ___ accidental away from the original

A

one

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9
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Perfect intervals:

A

unison, octave, and perfect fifth

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10
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Consonant intervals

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Major third, minor third, major sixth, minor sixth

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Mildly dissonant intervals

A

major second, minor seventh, perfect fourth, augmented fourth, diminished fifth

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12
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Strongly dissonant intervals:

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minor second, major seventh

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13
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How is an interval inverted:

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by switching the octave of one of the notes

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14
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What does the interval quality minor become when it’s inverted?

A

major

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15
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What does the interval quality major become when it’s inverted?

A

minor

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16
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What does the interval quality perfect become when it’s inverted?

A

stays perfect

17
Q

What does the interval quality augmented become when it’s inverted?

A

diminished

18
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What does the interval quality diminished become when it’s inverted?

A

augmented

19
Q

what is a simple interval?

A

Intervals whose sizes are smaller or equal to an octave

20
Q

what is a compound interval?

A

An interval whose size is larger than an octave

21
Q

How many steps does a C instrument have to move to be concert pitch?

A

no movement

22
Q

How many steps does a Bb instrument have to move to be concert pitch?

A

move one step up

23
Q

How many steps does a Eb instrument have to move to be concert pitch?

A

move 1.5 steps down

24
Q

How many steps does a F instrument have to move to be concert pitch?

A

move 2.5 steps down

25
Q

what is contour?

A

the unique melodic shape created by the rise and fall of pitches

26
Q

what is register?

A

the relative span of pitch in a given melody

27
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what is range?

A

the overall compass or pitch in a given melody, from its lowest to highest pitch

28
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What is syllabic text?

A

when each syllable of test corresponds to a pitch

29
Q

what is melismatic text?

A

when syllables of text correspond with multiple pitches

30
Q

Four types of common textures in music:

A

Monophony, Homophony, Polyphony, and Heterophony

31
Q

what is an Ostinato?

A

A repeated rhythmic figure

32
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What is a Hemiola?

A

An arrangement of rhythm and meter that articulates a 3 to 2 ratio

33
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What is an anacrusis?

A

a pick up

34
Q

What is a symmetrical meter?

A

a meter created by recurring regularly spaced patterns of accent on the different levels of pulse

35
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What are asymmetrical meters?

A

meters that are not always regularly periodic at all levels of pulse

36
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What are the four commonly found chord qualities?

A

major, minor, augmented, diminished

37
Q

What is the Roman numeral chord sequence for major keys?

A

I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vvi0, I
major one, minor two, minor three, major four, major five, minor six, diminished seventh, major one

38
Q

What is the Roman numeral chord sequence for minor keys?

A

i, ii0, III, iv, v, VI, VIII, i
minor one, diminished two, major three, minor four, minor, five, major six, major seven, minor one

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