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general music theory
piano class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a chord? | 2 or more notes played together. |
| Octive | 2 notes unisent |
| root | 1rst note of a scale. |
| octave | 12 half steps |
| tied notes | when notes on the same line or space are joined with a curved line. (combine notes value) |
| slur | mean play legato (smoothly connected). Divide music into phrases. |
| incomplete measure | incomplete measure on the first time and added at the end. |
| polyrhythm | simultaneously sounding of two or more independent rythms. |
| time signature | beats per measure |
| other octave | interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. |
| interval | distance between 2 notes. |
| whole note | 4 beats |
| half note | 2 beats |
| quarter note | 1 beat |
| eight notes | 1/2 beat |
| sixteenth notes | 1/4 beat |
| black key | accidental keys |
| white keys | natural keys |
| major scale | WWHWWWH |
| ledger line | music that cannot be located on the line. |
| beat | pulse of tempo. |
| tempo | speed of music (italian) |
| C is located | 2 black keys left hand side. |
| a sharp | goes 1 note to the right (raises a note) |
| a b (flat) | lowers a note a half step. |
| Enharmonic | same pitch, different spelling |
| a dotted note | adds half value of note to the note itself. |
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sweetnance
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