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MUAR 393 Intro to Jazz > Music Theory > Flashcards

Music Theory Flashcards

1
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How many degrees does a scale hold?

A

7

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2
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How is the first degree of a scale called?

A

Tonic

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3
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What’s the name of the 2nd degree on the scale?

A

Supertonic

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4
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What’s the name of the third degree on the scale?

A

Mediant

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5
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What’s the name of the fourth degree on the scale?

A

Subdominant

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6
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What’s the name of the fifth degree on the scale?

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Dominant

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7
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What’s the name of the sixth degree on the scale?

A

Submediant

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8
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What’s the name of the seventh degree on the scale?

A

Leading tone

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9
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What defines the amount and type of notes that each measure contains?

A

Time signatures

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10
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What is a selection of certain notes within an octave?

A

A scale

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11
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What is a combination of three or more notes?

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Chord

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12
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What is the combination of a root, third and fifth?

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Triad

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13
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What does the major scale look like?

A

W W h W W W h

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14
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What are the notes of the major scale?

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C D E F G A B C

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15
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For the Treble Clef, what note is assigned to the second line?

A

G

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16
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For the Bass Clef, what note is assigned on the 4th line?

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F

17
Q

Chords are built off of a single note, called?

A

Root

18
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What are triads?

A

Chords created using a root, third and fifth note.

19
Q

What is a major triad?

A

A major triad is built with a major third and a perfect fifth from the root.

20
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What is a minor triad?

A

A triad created with a minor third and a perfect fifth from the root.

21
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What are diatonic seventh chords?

A

Chords built using 3 generic thirds of top of each notes of the scale.

22
Q

What is the pattern of a major scale progression?

A

M7 m7 m7 M7 7 m7 Dim7

23
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What is the pattern of a minor scale progression?

A

m7 Dim7 M7 m7 m7 M7 7

MUAR 393 Intro to Jazz (8 decks)

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