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Music Theory Finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Pitch Notation or SPN assigns numbers to every note - what is "middle C"? | C4 |
| Define Diatonic | natrually occurring in the scale |
| If B-flat diatonic within the key of E-flat? | yes |
| Give an example of a note that is NOT diatonic within the key of D major | F |
| What is the Whole Step / Half Step "recipe" for a major scale? | WWHWWWH |
| What does INVERTING an interval mean? | Changing the bass note's octave |
| What does DUPLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE describe about the time signature? | how many macrobeats in a measure |
| What does SIMPLE and COMPOUND describe about the time signature? | how many microbeats in a macrobeat (2 or 3) |
| Give an example of and label a simple triple, a compound duple, and a simple quadruple time signature: | 3/4, 6/8, 4/4 |
| What does ASYMMETRICAL describe about the time signature? Give an example. | It has both simple and compound macrobeats. 7/8 |
| What is the fancy name for a pick-up note? | anacrusis |
| What Major key has 4 flats? | Ab Major |
| What is the ORDER of sharps and flats? | BEADGCF |
| What minor key has 1 sharp? | E minor |
| Draw a circle of fifths | lol |
| Write all the intervals and their inversions | l o l |
| Explain the concept of a Parallel Key | 2 keys with the same tonic but different key signature (C major and C minor) |
| Explain the concept of a Relative Key | 2 keys with the same key signature but different tonics (C major and A minor) |
| Which is a faster tempo: Allegro or Moderato? | Allegro |
| What are the "C" clefs? | movable. ex. alto & tenor |
| What is timbre? | sound of a sound |
| What is Sforzando? | sudden emphasis |
| What is the "F" clef? | bass clef |
| What era of music is primarily focused on when we way "18th century dead white guy music?" | Baroque and early classical |
| What is a crescendo? | get louder |
| What is the "G" clef? | treble clef |
| How we label something as a "scale degree?" | caret, ^7 |
| What does enharmonic mean? | Same sound, different name or look |