BASICS - GENERAL KNOWLEGE

Question 1

Ascending

Answer 1

rising in pitch, or going up the piano keyboard from left to right.

Question 2

Cadence

Answer 2

a short sequence of notes or chords at the end of a musical phrase

Question 3

Chord

Answer 3

more than two notes played at the same time

Question 4

Descending

Answer 4

falling in pitch, or going down the piano keyboard from right to left

Question 5

Diminished fifth

Answer 5

an interval of a perfect fifth flattened by one semitone

Question 6

Dominant

Answer 6

the fifth note of the scale, an interval of a perfect fifth above the tonic

Question 7

extended

Answer 7

extended chords contain extra notes added from further up the keyboard. A major ninth chords, for instance, contains: root, third, fifth, seventh, ninth

Question 8

harmonic interval

Answer 8

notes of different pitches played together at the same time, as opposed to one after the other

Question 9

harmony

Answer 9

a tune that complements a melody when played at the same time, also refers to the relationship between a series of chords

Question 10

interval

Answer 10

the difference between two note pitches. intervals are named according to the number of letter names they span, e.g. from C to D is a 2nd, C to F is a 4th etc.

Question 11

inversion

Answer 11

the order of notes in a chord is changed, a first inversion would see the root shifted up an octave to the top of a chord

Question 12

key

Answer 12

the scale on which a piece if music is based, the key takes its name from the tonic, or first note of this scale

Question 13

major scale

Answer 13

the most common scale in western music, a series of eight notes with a set pattern of intervals:2-2-1-2-2-2-1

Question 14

major second

Answer 14

an interval of two semitones between two different notes, for example, C to D is a major second interval

Question 15

major seventh

Answer 15

the interval between the root and the seventh pf a major scale, equivalent to 11 semitones

Question 16

major sixth

Answer 16

an interval of nine semitones between two different notes, C to A for example

Question 17

major third

Answer 17

an interval of four semitones between two different notes, examples include: C to E, G to B, D to F#

Question 18

melodic interval

Answer 18

when two notes of different pitches are played after one another

Question 19

melody

Answer 19

a sequence of notes played one after the other to produce a tune

Question 20

minor scale

Answer 20

the sad-sounding sequence of notes you get when you play a major scale from the sixth note upwards

Question 21

minor second

Answer 21

an interval of one semitone between two notes. for example, C to Db is a minor second interval

Question 22

minor third

Answer 22

an interval of three semitones between two different notes. for example, C to Eb is a minor third interval, as is G to Bb

Question 23

minor seventh

Answer 23

the interval between the root note and the flattened seventh note of a major scale. equivalent to ten semitones

Question 24

minor sixth

Answer 24

an interval of eight semitones between two different notes. for example, C to Ab is a minor sixth interval