The second tetrachord of D Major is the first tetrachord of
A Major
The second tetrachord of G Major is the first tetrachord of
D Major
The second tetrachord of C Major is the first tetrachord of
G Major
The major scale is made up of ___ tetrachords joined by a ______ ______.
2, whole step
How many notes are there in a major scale?
8
In a major scale, half steps occur between the ____ & ____ and the ____ & ____ scale degrees.
3rd & 4th, and the 6th & 7th
The chromatic scale is made up entirely of _______________.
half steps in consecutive order
In a chromatic scale there are ___ tones.
12
An interval in music is ______.
the distance in pitch between two notes.
The interval is counted from the ___________.
lower note to the higher one, with the lower note counted as 1.
Another name for a UNISON is ___________.
PRIME INTERVAL
Another name for a PRIME INTERVAL is ______________.
A UNISON
The notes of a _________ interval are sounded separately.
melodic
The notes of a _________ interval are sounded together.
harmonic
On a staff, the notes of the _____numbered intervals are written from line to space or space to line.
even
On a staff, the notes of the _____numbered intervals are written from line to line or space to space.
odd
The even numbered intervals are
2, 4, 6, and octaves
The odd numbered intervals are
unison, 3, 5, and 7
In the circle of 5ths, the sharp keys ____ by ______.
ascend, 5ths
In the circle of 5ths, the flat keys ____ by ______.
descend, 5ths
When the keynote and the upper note of an interval are in the same MAJOR scale, it is called a _________ ____________.
DIATONIC INTERVAL
The PERFECT INTERVALS are:
unison, 4th, 5th, and octave
The MAJOR INTERVALS are:
2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th
When the interval between the 2 notes of a
MAJOR interval is decreased by a half step, it becomes a __________ interval.
MINOR
Only ___________ intervals may be made into MINOR intervals.
MAJOR
________________ intervals may NOT be made into MINOR intervals.
PERFECT
When a PERFECT or MAJOR interval is made larger by a half step it becomes ________________.
an AUGMENTED interval
A _____________ is used to raise a SHARP note by a half step.
DOUBLE SHARP (X)
Any PERFECT or MINOR interval lowered by a half step becomes a ___________.
DIMINISHED interval
A _____________ is used to lower a FLAT note by a half step.
DOUBLE FLAT (bb)
A PERFECT UNISON can NOT be _________. It can only be ___________.
DIMINISHED, AUGMENTED
When the keynote and the upper note of an interval are NOT in the same MAJOR scale, it is called a _________ ____________.
CHROMATIC INTERVAL
MINOR, DIMINISHED, AND AUGMENTED intervals are always __________ IN MAJOR keys.
CHROMATIC INTERVALS
A TRIAD chord consists of _________.
a ROOT, a 3rd, and a 5th
___ ________ triad is a MAJOR TRIAD that has been made larger by raising the 5th by 1/2 step.
An AUGMENTED
___ ________ triad is a MINOR TRIAD that has been made smaller by lowering the 5th by 1/2 step.
A DIMINISHED
A MAJOR TRIAD is composed of a ___________ ______ + ___________ ______.
MAJOR 3RD + a MINOR 3RD
A MINOR TRIAD is composed of a ___________ ______ + ___________ ______.
MINOR 3RD + a MAJOR 3RD
An AUGMENTED TRIAD is composed of a ___________ ______ + ___________ ______.
MAJOR 3RD + A MAJOR 3RD
A DIMINISHED TRIAD is composed of a ___________ ______ + ___________ ______.
MINOR 3RD + a MINOR 3RD
A _____________ is the interval that splits the octave in half.
TRITONE
The note of the TRITONE is
F# or Gb
How many half steps in a P1?
0
How many half steps in a min2?
1
How many half steps in a MAJ 2?
2
How many half steps in a min 3?
3
How many half steps in a MAJ 3?
4
How many half steps in a P4?
5
How many half steps in a TRITONE?
6
How many half steps in a P5?
7
How many half steps in a min 6?
8
How many half steps in a MAJ 6?
9
How many half steps in a min7?
10
How many half steps in a MAJ 7?
11
How many half steps in a P8?
12
What is SYNCOPATION?
When the accent falls on the weak beat rather than the strong beat.
What mark is used to indicate SYNCOPATION?
The accent (>)
What is a PICK-UP NOTE?
It is a note or notes in a piece that begins with an incomplete measure.