Music Theory

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Simple time

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2 3 4 3

4 4 4 8

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Compound time

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6 9 12

8 8 8

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Irregular time

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5 7 5 7

8 8 4 4

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tuplet

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2 notes played in time of 3

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triplet

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3 notes played in time of 2

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quintuplet

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5 notes played in the time of four

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sextuplet

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6 notes played in the time of four

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septuplet

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7 notes played in the time of 4 or six

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major scale

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ionian mode

- 3-4 slurred

- 7-8 slurred

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harmonic minor

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- 7th raised

- 2-3 slurred

- 7-8 slurred (up)

- 5-6 slurred (down)

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melodic minor

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- raise 6th and 7th then lower

- 2-3 slurred

- 5-6 slurred

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natural minor

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- not raising 7ths

- 2-3 slurred

- 5-6 slurred

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symmetrical scales

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whole tone and chromatic

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Whole tone scale

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Consists of whole tones ONLY

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bass clef

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F clef

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Alto and tenor clef

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Both C clefs

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Sharps key signatures

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Sharps descending (2,3,2) in all EXCEPT tenor clef where it rises (1,2,2,2)

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Flats key signatures

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All falling

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Technical names

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1. Tonic

2. Super-tonic

3. Mediant

4. Sub-dominant

5. Dominant

6. Sub-mediant

7. Leading note

8. Tonic

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What beats can you not group together

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2 & 3

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Which parts of beats can you not group together

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Second and third parts

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Transposing up a major third

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- what key are you in?

- find new key a major third above your original key

- transpose very note up a third (if a note doesn’t have an accidental you don’t have to add one either)

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Transposing up a minor third

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- name key signature (think major only)

- find minor third above this key

- transpose every note up

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Major key

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Back (Definition)

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Chromatic scale

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Consists of semitones ONLY

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Minor key

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Back (Definition)

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Perfect cadences

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V - I

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Plagal cadences

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IV - I

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Imperfect cadences

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I -V

ii - V

IV - V

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Interrupted cadences

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V - vi

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Passing 6/4

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D R M (I6 - V6/4 - I)

M R D

S S S

D T D

F S L (IV6 - I6/4 - IV)

L S F

D D D

F M F

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Cadential 6/4

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D T D. (I6/4 - V - I)

M R D

S S S

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Major key

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Back (Definition)

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Minor key

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Back (Definition)

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What is easier to read in descending order musically

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Easier to read by changing natural note to sharp or flat (instead of using naturals)

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Dorian mode

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Starts on second step of major scale (if c then starts on d)

- has the same slurs as a major (therefore 1-2, 6-7)

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Mixolydian mode

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starts on the fifth step of a major scale

- same slurs (therefore 3-4, 6-7)

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Aeolian mode

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Starts on sixth step

- same slurs (therefore 2-3, 5-6)

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Intervals

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- perfect unison

- major 2nd

- major 3rd

- perfect 4th

- perfect 5th

- major 6th

- major 7th

- perfect octave

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Soprano clef

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G clef

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Front (Term)

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Back (Definition)

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Appogiatura

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Type of accented incomplete neighbor tone approached skip-wise from one chord tone and resolved stepwise to another chord tone (“overshooting” chord tone)

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Mordent

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Back (Definition)

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Turn

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Back (Definition)

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AcciaccaturaE

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Back (Definition)

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Echappee

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Back (Definition)