Music
In music, what is a riff?
A repeated sequence of notes or chords
In music, what is an interval?
The distance between two notes
What intervals are perfect in their fundamental form?
Unison, fourths, fifths and octaves
How do you change a perfect interval into an augmented interval?
Raise the top tone of the interval (by one half step)
How do you change a perfect interval to a diminished interval?
Lower the top tone of the perfect interval (by a half step)
What is a diatonic interval?
An interval formed by two notes of a diatonic scale
What is a chromatic interval?
A non-diatonic interval formed by two notes of a chromatic scale
What is a diatonic scale?
Any heptatonic scale that includes five whole steps and two half steps in each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps, depending on their position on the scale.
Diatonic scales are scales that have seven notes, consisting of five whole steps and two half steps.
They are also called the basic scales, or natural scales.
What is a heptatonic scale?
A musical scale that has seven pitches, or tones, per octave.
A diatonic scale is a heptatonic scale (seven different notes, not including the octave note at the upper end).
What is a pentatonic scale?
A musical scale with five notes per octave.
The pentatonic scale can be major or minor. The major pentatonic scale contains 5 notes of the major scale, and the minor pentatonic scale contains 5 notes of the minor scale.
What is a compound interval?
An interval that is larger than an octave
What are the two types of intervals?
Harmonic and Melodic
What are the notes in a C major scale?
C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches:
C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps.
What are the notes in the D major scale?
The notes in the D major scale are:
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, repeat D an octave higher.
The signature has 2 sharps (F and C), and the scale (in treble clef) starts on the first space.
What are the notes in the E major scale?
There are seven notes in the E major scale, four sharps and three natural notes:
E.
F#
G#
A.
B.
C#
D#
What are the notes in the F major scale?
F major (or the key of F) is a major scale based on F, with the pitches
F, G, A, B♭, C, D, and E.
What are the notes in the G major scale?
G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches
G, A, B, C, D, E, and F♯.
Its key signature has one sharp.
What are the notes in the A major scale?
There are seven notes in the A major scale:
A.
B.
C#
D.
E.
F#
G#
What are the notes in a B major scale?
The notes of the B Major scale are
B C# D# E F# G# A#.
It's key signature has 5 sharps.
What do dynamics indicate?
How loudly or softly a note should be played
What are the dynamics in music, from quitest to loudest?
Piano pianissimo
pianissimo
piano
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
forte
fortissimo
forte fortissimo
what does articulation indicate?
How a note should be played in terms of feel
What does a crescendo require you to do?
Increase volume
What does a diminuendo require you to do?
Decrease volume
How do you play a note staccato?
Play it shorter than normal
How do you play a note marcato?
Play the note louder than normal
How do you play a note Tenuto?
Hold the notes longer than normal while still separating them
How do you play Legato?
Connect all of the notes within the legato sign
What does a note double dotted mean?
The note duration is increased by half of it's own value and half of the half's value.
For example, a double dotted quarter note witll have the value of a quarter note plus an eight note plus a sixteenth note.
What is a treble cleff and what does it indicate?
The treble clef is a symbol used to signify higher-pitched notes in contemporary musical notation, placed at the beginning of a staff. This is in contrast to the bass clef, which refers to a lower-pitched range of notes.
The treble cleff indicates that notes are in a higher register (above middle C)
The treble cleff is also sometimes called the "G Cleff" , because the G line passes through the middle of it.
What is the bass clef and what does it indicate?
The bass cleff, placed at the beginning of a staff is a symbol used in contemporary music notation to indicate that the notes following are in a lower register (below middle C).
The bass clef is sometimes referred to as the "F clef", because the F line passes through the two dots.
What does tempo marking/tempo indicate?
Tempo, or beats per minute (BPM), indicates how fast of slow a piece should be played. Higher values indicate faster tempos (more beats per minute).
What is the musical alphabet?
The seven notes in music: A B C D E F G
(Playing the keyboard or piano( What numbers correspond to which fingers?
1 - thumb
2 - index
3 - middle
4 - ring
5 - pinky
How many lines (excluding ledger lines) make up a staff/stave?
Five
What joins the Treble Ckef and Bass Clef together in a grand staff?
A line and a Bracket or a Brace
What is a bar in music?
In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of music bounded by vertical lines, known as bar lines (or barlines), usually indicating one of more recurring beats.
The length of the bar, measured by the number of note values it contains, is normally indicated by the time signature.
What is a way to remember the notes on the treble staff?
Use the acronym EGBDF on the lines ascending to spell out Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit, and use FACE to spell the word "face" between the lines.
What is a way to remember the note order on the bass clef?
Use GBDFA as an acronym for Good Boys Deserve Fruit Always for the notes on the lines, and ACEG fornAll Cows Eat Grass between the lines.
How long does a quarter note last?
1 beat
How long does a half note last?
2 beats
What are 10 Triad Chords? (for C)
C (Major)
Cm
C°
C+
Csus4
Csus2
C (Lyd)
C (Phr)
C (Loc)
C (b5)
How do you make a diminished triad from a minor?
lower the 5th by a half step
How do you get a minor triad from a major?
lower the 3rd (a half step)
How to make a major scale?
Follow formula:
WWHWWWH
where W is a whole step and H id a half step
How to make a minor scale?
Follow formula: WHWWHWW
where W is a whole step and H is a half step
How to make a major chord?
Major third (4semitones) plus minor third (3 semitons)
4+3
How to make a minor chord?
Minor third (3 semitones) plus major third (4 semitones)
3+4
How to make an augmented chord?
2 major thirds
4+4 (semitones)
How to make a diminished chord?
2 minor thirds
3+3 (semitones)