Theory Exam 1 Flashcards
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Clefs
Symbols placed at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the pitch of the notes.
Key Signatures
A set of sharp or flat symbols placed on the staff to indicate the key of the music.
Major Scales
A series of whole and half steps following a specific pattern (W W H W W W H).
Minor Scales
Scales with a different pattern of whole and half steps compared to major scales.
Common Practice Tonality
The traditional system of harmony and tonal organization in Western music.
Meter
The organization of beats into regular groups.
Rhythmic notation
Symbols used to represent the duration and timing of musical sounds.
Augmentation Dot
A dot placed after a note to increase its duration by half.
Ties
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch to indicate they are played as a single note.
Notation Dynamics Articulations
Symbols used to indicate volume, expression, and style in music.
The Three Minor Scales
Aeolian, Melodic, Harmonic
How to create an Aeolian Scale
fix the 7th and 8th, adding a half step
How to create a Harmonic Scale
a raised 7th
Defining characteristic of Common Practice Tonality
a tonic dominant axis that takes us home to the tonic
A meter considered compound if
it has a triple sub division (like 6/8 12/8 9/8)
When determining meters/time signatures
listen for the strong pulses
Modern times C clef/alto clef is used for what
Viola
the other name for the F clef
bass clef
