music theory 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
order of sharps
A
FCGDAEB
2
Q
order of flats
A
BEADGCF
3
Q
natural minor
A
2 notes, a flat, 2 notes, 2 flat
3, 6, and 7 note flat
4
Q
harmonic minor
A
3rd and 6th flat
5
Q
melodic minor
A
only 3rd flat
6
Q
relative minor
A
1 1/2 back
7
Q
relative major
A
1 1/2 forward
8
Q
relative minor of a
A
f sharp
9
Q
relative major of d
A
f
10
Q
key for flats
A
2nd last flat, or if only B it is F
11
Q
key for sharps
A
semitone above last sharp
12
Q
very slow
A
lento
13
Q
slow
A
adargio
14
Q
walking pace
A
andante
15
Q
fast
A
allegro
16
Q
very fast
A
presto
17
Q
alto cleff c
A
middle line
18
Q
minor scale
A
T T 1/2 T T T 1/2
19
Q
pentatonic
A
5 notes, remove 4 and 7
20
Q
minor pentatoinic scale
A
flat 3 and 7
21
Q
whole tone
A
always go up one tone
c d e f sharp, g sharp, a sharp c
22
Q
blue notes
A
notes that add a jazz feel, are between one tone
usually f sharp
23
Q
major chords
A
1 4 7
24
Q
minor chords
A
2 6
25
dominant chord
5
26
perfect cadence
5 1
27
imperfect cadence
1 5
28
interrupted cadence
5 6
29
chromatic scale
all notes, all black and white
30
ornaments
trills, mordents(to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below) appoggiatura/grace notes
31
syncopation
playing off and on beats
32
duple time signature
can be / by 2 , quavers in groups of 2
33
tripple time signature
quavers in groups of 3, divisiable by 3
34
irregular time signature
5,11
35
swing
uneven timed quavers, jazz feel
36
arco
play with bow
37
pizzicato
plucking
38
glissando
slide
39
tremblo
shaken note, back and forth fast
