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24 Cards in this Set
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What does it mean that music is tonal?
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melodies and harmonies tend to be centered around a single musical pitch called tonic
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What is a scale?
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a group of pitches arranged in steps around a tonic
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What does diatonic scale mean?
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same as major scale--contains all sevent notes of musical alphabet in specific pattern above the tonic
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What is the formula for the major scale?
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W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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Where do the half steps in a major scale occur?
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between the third and fourth step and 7th and 8th step
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What are the naturally occuring half steps?
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between E-F and B-C
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What is the key signature?
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sharps or flats collected at the beginning of a piece of music next to the clef sign
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In what order are sharps on a key signature always written?
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F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
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What is the formula for quickly naming the key signature for each major key including the order of sharps.
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B-E-A-D-G-C-F
count from right to left to letter name one step in pitch below tonic of the key gives you number and order of sharps |
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What is the key signature of E major?
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F# C# G# D#
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
D major |
2 sharps (F# C#)
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
A major |
3 sharps
F# C# G# |
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
E major |
4 sharps
F# C# G# D# |
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
B major |
5 sharps
F# C# G# D# A# |
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
F# major |
6 sharps
F# C# G# D# A# E# |
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What are the number of sharps and order of sharps of:
C# major |
7 sharps
F# C# G # D# A # E # B # |
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What is the key with 3 sharps?
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A major
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What is the key with 6 sharps?
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F# major
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What is the key with 1 sharp?
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G major
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What is the key with 4 sharps?
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E major
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What is the key with 2 sharps?
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D major
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What is the key with 5 sharps?
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B Major
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What is the key with 3 sharps?
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A major
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What is the key with 7 sharps?
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C# major
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