music theory vocab 1 (deck 1)

Question 1

what is a classical 6th chord?

Answer 1

3rd in the bass and root a 6th above it

Question 2

what is a pop 6th chord?

Answer 2

any triad with an added 6th above the root as a chord factor

Question 3

what is a chord factor?

Answer 3

a member/component of a chord

Question 4

what is a bass note?

Answer 4

the lowest note played in a chord or sonority

Question 5

what is a sonority or simultaneity?

Answer 5

more than 1 complete musical texture happening at the same time rather than in succession

Question 6

what is phonation?

Answer 6

the production and utterance of speech sounds

Question 7

what are augmented intervals?

Answer 7

one half step larger that a perfect/major interval

Question 8

what are diminished intervals?

Answer 8

one half step less that perfect/major interval

Question 9

what is root position?

Answer 9

the lowest note played in a chord

Question 10

what is polyphonic texture?

Answer 10

the texture that counterpoint creates

Question 11

what is homophonic texture?

Answer 11

a main melody supported and accompanied by other instruments

Question 12

what is monophonic texture?

Answer 12

a single unaccompanied melodic line

Question 13

what is an angular melodic line?

Answer 13

a melody line that is disjunct
e.g. large leaps, skip wise motion

Question 14

what are dissonant harmonies?

Answer 14

a combination of pitches that are relatively harsh and grating

Question 15

what is Tessitura?

Answer 15

the range which most notes of a vocal range fall

Question 16

what is octave displacement?

Answer 16

placing notes in different octaves

Question 17

what is a tonic triad?

Answer 17

keynote, third, fifth

Question 18

what is tonic function?

Answer 18

first scale degree of any diatonic scale

Question 19

what is dominant function?

Answer 19

a chord that creates instability that requires the tonic for resolution
typically:
dominant triads 7th chords and 9th chords

Question 20

what is a half-diminished 7th chord

Answer 20

7th chord with root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and minor 7th
1,b3,b5,b7

Question 21

what is a diminished 7th chord?

Answer 21

adds minor 3rd above diminished triad
7th is 3 half steps above the flat 5th

Question 22

what is tonality?

Answer 22

music that has a tonic

Question 23

what is skip-wise motion?

Answer 23

the movement from one note to another while moving in intervals of at least a 3rd or more

Question 24

what does skip-wise motion do?

Answer 24

leaves the listener wondering where the melody will go next

Question 25

what is a quarter tone?

Answer 25

a pitch that is half way between the usual notes in a chromatic
about half as wide as a semitone

Question 26

what is a diatonic scale?

Answer 26

any heptatonic scale that contains 5 whole steps and 2 half steps in each octave
each half step is separated by 2 whole steps

Question 27

what is consonance?

Answer 27

the impression of stability and repose in relation to dissonance

Question 28

what is dissonance?

Answer 28

the impression of tension and clash

Question 29

when was the common practice period?

Answer 29

aproxamentaly 1610 to 1910

Question 30

what is the common practice period?

Answer 30

the era of the tonal system

Question 31

what does diatonic mean?

Answer 31

any step-wise arrangement of the 7 scale degrees forming an octave without altering the established key or mode
in particular the mahor and natural minor scales

Question 32

what is tonicization?

Answer 32

the treatment of a pitch other than the overall tonic as a temporary tonic in compasition

Question 33

what is roman numeral analysis?

Answer 33

using roman numerals th identify chords within the context of key signatures

Question 34

what is a heptatonic scale?

Answer 34

any scale that has 7 pitches per octave