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35 Cards in this Set
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Major Scale
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A scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
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Key Signature
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The group of sharps or flats placed to the right of the clef on a staff to identify the key.
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Order of Sharps and Flats
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Sharps- F,C,G,D,A,E,B
Flats- B,E,A,D,G,C,F |
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Circle of 5ths
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The Circle of Fifths illustrates how many sharps or flats are in a Key Signature. It also shows how songs are written using the Major Scale and Diatonic Harmony.
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Natural Minor scale
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The natural minor scale can be thought of as a major scale with the 3rd 6th and 7th notes lowered by one half step.
Natural Minor Scale Formula W H W W H W W |
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harmonic minor scale
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Is a major scale and the 3rd and 6th note go down. And as the scale goes down, the 7th note is changed down. (to a flat)
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Melodic minor scale
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A major scale, on the way up, the 3rd note goes down. And the 7th 6th and 3rd not go down on the way down the scale.
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relative keys
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share key signatures. Relative keys are major and minor scales that share the same key signature. Relative scales consist of the same exact notes. What matters is which note begins the scale; a minor scale begins on the sixth note of its relative major:
For example, G major and E minor are relative keys - both have one accidental: F sharp. |
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parallel keys
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only have the first starting notes. Parallel keys are major and minor keys that share the same keynote. G major and G minor are parallel keys, as are F# major and F# minor
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modes
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Modes use the same scale construction of Whole Steps and Half Steps, but each start on a different degree of the Major Scale.
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ionian
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normal major scale
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lydian
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major scale (b is natural not flat) and the 4th note is raised
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myxolydian
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major scale and the 7th note is flat
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aeolian
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a normal minor scale
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dorian
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minor scale, the sixth note is different. minor 6th is raised
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phrygian
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minor scale where the 2nd note is raised
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locrian
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minor scale where the 2nd and 5th notes are different.
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whole tone scales
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only consists of whole notes and only has 6 notes
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pentatonic scale
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consists of five notes within one octave.
Major Pentatonic- 1,2,3,5,6 Minor Pentatonic- come back to |
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chromatic scale
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consists of 12 notes half steps apart
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compound meter
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is the 2 numbers written after the clef. The number on top tells you the number of beats in a measure; the number at the bottom tells you what note gets the beat. rhythms.
6/8 - This means there are 6 eighth notes in a measure. The beats are grouped into 2 groups of 3 eighth notes, thus making it a compound duple. Other examples of compound duple are 6/2, 6/4 and 6/16. 9/8 -This means there are 9 eighth notes in a measure. The beats are grouped into 3 groups of 3 eighth notes, thus making it a compound triple. Other examples of compound triple are 9/2, 9/4 and 9/16. 12/8 - This means there are 12 eighth notes in a measure. The beats are grouped into 4 groups of 3 eighth notes, thus making it a compound quadruple. Other examples of compound quadruple are 12/2, 12/4 and 12/16. |
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G
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e
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D
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b
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A
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f#
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E
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c#
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B
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g#
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F#
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d#
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C#
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a#
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F
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d
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Bflat
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g
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E flat
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c
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A flat
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f
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D flat
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bflat
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G flat
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e flat
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C flat
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a flat
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