Music Flashcards

1
Q

A succession of different kinds of pitches.

A

Melody

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2
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What are solfege/sol-fa syllables?

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Has seven main syllables which are: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Ti.

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3
Q

What is A, B, C, D, E, F and G called in music?

A

Musical Alphabets

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4
Q

What letter is Do?

A

C

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5
Q

What letter is Re?

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D

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6
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What letter is Mi?

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E

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7
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What letter is Fa?

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F

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8
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What letter is Sol?

A

G

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9
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What letter is La?

A

A

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10
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What letter is Ti?

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B

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11
Q

It has 4 spaces and 5 lines.

A

Staff

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12
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It is a special symbol that is put on the staff to determine the pitch. It indicates mid-range to high-range pitch. (Get a piece of paper and draw the clef)

A

Treble clef/G-clef

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13
Q

Why is the treble clef called g-clef?

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It is because the curl passes through the g-line.

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14
Q

What is the letter used for the ledger line?

A

Middle C or C

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15
Q

What are the acronyms used for E, G, B, D, and F and where are they used for? (Line or space)

A

Every Good Boy/Bee Deserves Flowers, and lines.

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16
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What are the acronyms used for F, A, C, and E and where are they used for? (Line or space)

A

Face, and space.

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17
Q

What is Bass clef also known as?

A

F-clef

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18
Q

What are the acronyms used for G, B, D, F, and A and where are they used for? (Line or space)

A

Great Big Dogs Fight Animals and lines.

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19
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What are the acronyms used for A, C, E, and G and where are they used for? (Line or space)

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All Cows Eat Grass, and space/

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20
Q

What is the letter used for the ledger line?

A

Middle C or C

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21
Q

What is the clef used for mid-range to low-range? (Get a piece of paper and draw the clef.)

A

Bass clef/F-clef

22
Q

Why is the bass clef called F-clef?

A

It is because the line in between the two dots is the F-clef.

23
Q

It describes the distance between two notes. It is indicated by numbers 1-8.

A

Interval

24
Q

What is the first interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

A

Unison/prime interval, and the notes are exactly the same

25
Q

What is the second interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

A

2nd Interval, two steps (from C to D)

26
Q

What is the third interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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3rd Interval, three steps (from C to E)

27
Q

What is the fourth interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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4th Interval, four steps (from C to F)

28
Q

What is the fifth interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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5th Interval, five steps (from C to G)

29
Q

What is the sixth interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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6th Interval, six steps (from C to A)

30
Q

What is the seventh interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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7th Interval, seven steps (from C to B)

31
Q

What is the eighth interval, and what is the distance of the notes?

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8th Interval/Octave, eight steps (from C UP to C)

32
Q

It is the movement of melody.

A

Melodic contour

33
Q

What are the two types of ranges?

A

Wide range and Narrow range.

34
Q

How can we tell if the range is Narrow?

A

If it has 5 steps between highest and lowest pitches.

35
Q

How can we tell if the range is Wide?

A

If it has 10 steps between highest and lowest pitches.

36
Q

These are made up of a set of notes determined through a sequence of intervals.

A

Musical Scales

37
Q

It can be used to build melody and harmony in music.

A

Scales

38
Q

How can we identify if the key is a half step?

A

To remember that a half step occurs when there is nothing between the two keys.

39
Q

How can we identify if the key is a whole step?

A

To remember that there is a black key in between.

40
Q

What is the Major Pentatonic Scale?

A

Pentatonic scale has the word penta, which means five in Greek; It is a scale made out of five notes only.

41
Q

What is the pattern for Major Pentatonic Scale?

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1 whole step, 1 whole step, 1 ½ steps, 1 whole step, I ½ steps. (WS - WS - 1 ½ S - WS - 1 ½ S)

42
Q

What is the Major Scale?

A

It is composed of eight notes arranged one after the other.

43
Q

What is the pattern for Major Scale?

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Whole - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole - Whole - Half (W - W - H - W - W - W - H

44
Q

What are the notes of the G-major scale?

A

G, B, C, D, E, F, and G

45
Q

What are the affected steps?

A

E to F

46
Q

How will we fix the affected steps?

A

Raising F, so it becomes F#. So now, E to F# is a whole step and F# to G is a half step.

47
Q

What is F#?

A

F that is raised a half-tone higher.

48
Q

It raises the pitch a half-step higher than the original note. Please indicate the symbol as well.

A

Sharp (#)

49
Q

It moves down the pitch half-step lower than the original note. Please indicate the symbol as well.

A

Flat (♭)

50
Q

It cancels previously applied accidental symbols. (The note returns to its original pitch) Please indicate the symbol as well.

A

Natural (♮)