Music Theory Flashcards

Flashcards about music theory, dynamics, tempo, intervals, scales and key signatures.

__ means gradually getting faster.

Accelerando

__ means gradually getting slower.

Ritardando

__ means very soft.

Pianissimo

__ means very loud.

Fortissimo

__ means gradually louder.

Crescendo

__ means gradually softer.

Decrescendo/Diminuendo

__ is the speed of music.

Tempo

__ is a very slow tempo.

Largo

__ is a slow tempo.

Adagio

__ is a walking pace tempo.

Andante

__ is a fast tempo.

Allegro

An __ is the distance between two notes.

Interval

Unison, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and Octave are examples of __.

Simple Intervals

Unison, 4th, 5th and Octave are __ Intervals

Perfect

2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th are __ Intervals.

Major/Minor

__ Intervals are slightly bigger/smaller than major or perfect.

Augmented/Diminished

When playing a song with 1st and 2nd endings, you skip to the second ending on the __.

repeat

Eighth notes are __ beat in 4/4 time.

1/2

The Major Scale Formula is __ (Whole and Half steps)

W-W-H-W-W-W-H

The __ is the 1st note of a scale (the home note).

Tonic

The Sharp Key Signatures in order are __.

G, D, A, E, B, F#, C#

The Flat Key Signatures in order are __.

F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb

The __ is a visual tool to remember key signatures.

Circle of Fifths

A __ key shares the same key signature as a major key.

relative minor

To find the relative minor, start on the __ scale degree of the major scale OR count three half steps down from the major tonic.

6th