Principles Of Music Ch. 1

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Accidental

Back 1

A symbol that raises or lowers a pitch by a half or whole step.

Front 2

Augmented

Back 2

When a perfect or a major interval is made a half step larger without changing the numerical name.

Front 3

Bass

Back 3

The lowest voice

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Circle of Fifths

Back 4

Circle of Fifths: A diagram like the face of a clock that aids in the memorization of key signatures.

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Clef

Back 5

Clef: Must appear at the beginning of the staff in order to indicate which pitches are to be associated with which lines and spaces.

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Compound intervals

Back 6

Compound Intervals: Intervals larger than and including 8ve.

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Consonant

Back 7

pleasing to the ear

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diminished

Back 8

Diminished: When a perfect or minor interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name.

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Dissonant

Back 9

not pleasing to the ear

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enharmonic

Back 10

Enharmonic: Notes that are spelled differently but sound the same.

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Grand Staff

Back 11

Grand Staff: A combination of two staves joined by a brace, with the top and bottom staves using treble and bass clefs, respectively.

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Half step

Back 12

Half Step: The distance from a key on the piano to the very next key, white or black.

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Harmonic Interval

Back 13

Harmonic Interval: Separates pitches that are sounded simultaneously.

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Harmonic Minor Scale

Back 14

Harmonic Minor Scale: A minor scale type which can be thought of as a major with lowered 3 and 6.

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Intercal

Back 15

Interval: The measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes.

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Accidental

Back 16

A symbol that raises or lowers a pitch by a half or whole step.

Front 17

Augmented

Back 17

When a perfect or a major interval is made a half step larger without changing the numerical name.

Front 18

Bass

Back 18

The lowest voice

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Circle of Fifths

Back 19

Circle of Fifths: A diagram like the face of a clock that aids in the memorization of key signatures.

Front 20

Clef

Back 20

Clef: Must appear at the beginning of the staff in order to indicate which pitches are to be associated with which lines and spaces.

Front 21

Compound intervals

Back 21

Compound Intervals: Intervals larger than and including 8ve.

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Consonant

Back 22

pleasing to the ear

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diminished

Back 23

Diminished: When a perfect or minor interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name.

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Dissonant

Back 24

not pleasing to the ear

Front 25

enharmonic

Back 25

Enharmonic: Notes that are spelled differently but sound the same.

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Grand Staff

Back 26

Grand Staff: A combination of two staves joined by a brace, with the top and bottom staves using treble and bass clefs, respectively.

Front 27

Half step

Back 27

Half Step: The distance from a key on the piano to the very next key, white or black.

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Harmonic Interval

Back 28

Harmonic Interval: Separates pitches that are sounded simultaneously.

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Harmonic Minor Scale

Back 29

Harmonic Minor Scale: A minor scale type which can be thought of as a major with lowered 3 and 6.

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Intercal

Back 30

Interval: The measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes.

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Simple Intervals

Back 31

Simple Intervals: Intervals smaller than an 8ve.

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Staff

Back 32

Staff: Indicates the precise pitch desired. An arrangement of five lines and four spaces that can be extended through the use of ledger lines.

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Tetrachord

Back 33

Tetrachord: A four-note scalar pattern.

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transpose

Back 34

Transpose: To write or play music in some key other than the original.

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tritone

Back 35

Tritone: The term used for the +4 or its enharmonic equivalent, the (5.

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Unison

Back 36

Unison: In discussing intervals, the term used instead of 1.

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Whole step

Back 37

Whole Step: Skips the very next key on the piano keyboard and goes instead to the following one.