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Music Theory Terms

YGK These Music Theory Terms

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The Italian tempo marking for a "walking speed" Andante
The three common variants of the minor scale Natural, harmonic, and melodic
The numeric indication given to individual notes within a scale Scale degrees
The names for the first and fifth degrees of a scale Tonic and dominant
The two intervals that are exceptions to the use of ordinal numbers Unisons and octaves
The classification of unisons, fourths, fifths, and octaves as opposed to seconds or thirds Perfect
A chord consisting of three notes: the root, the third, and the fifth Triad
The most common type of seventh chord, also known as a major-minor seventh Dominant seventh
Keys that begin on the same pitch, such as C major and C minor Parallel keys
Keys that share the same key signature, such as C major and A minor Relative keys
Instruments whose music is written at the same pitch in which they sound Concert pitch (or "in C")
The sounding pitch of a French horn (in F) when it plays a written G natural C natural
The Italian word used to modify dynamics to mean "medium," such as in mf Mezzo
The suffix added to a dynamic marking to mean "very" -issimo
The articulation marking that indicates a note should be played light or short Staccato
The overall structure of a piece where a single theme is repeated endlessly, often found in hymns Strophic form
The musical form consisting of an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation Sonata-allegro form
A series of all twelve pitches of the chromatic scale used in a specific order without repetition Tone row
The process of presenting a tone row backwards Retrograde
The rigid structuring of musical elements like pitch, dynamics, and articulation Serialism
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