music theory final

triad

thirds stacked on top of each other

major triad

m3

M3

minor triad

M3

m3

diminished triad

m3

m3

augmented triad

M3

M3

natural minor

WHWWHWW

harmonic minor

where seventh degree, or leading tone, is raised

melodic minor

on the way up raise 6 and 7, then put them back on the way down

6 (3)

first inversion triad

6 4

second inversion triad

5 3 or blank

root position triad

7th chord

stacking thirds while including the seventh

Major/Major

major triad, major 7th

minor/minor

minor triad, minor 7th

Major/minor (dominant)

major triad, minor 7th

half diminished

dim. triad, major 7th

fully diminished

dim. triad, dim. 7th

1st inversion 7th chord

65

2nd inversion seventh chord

43

3rd inversion seventh chord

42

2,4,7

dissonant intervals to not use

conjunct motion

line moves mostly by step

disjunct

harder to sing, mostly skips and leaps

approaching the cadence

by step

contrary motion

when both notes are moving away from each other vertically

parallel motion

when two notes are moving up or down the same amount

similar motion

when both notes move, but one moves more drastically towards the other one

oblique

when one note moves and one stays the same

iv

4

v

5

vi

6

vii

7

BEADGCF

order of flats

FCGDEAB

order of sharps

go up half step from last sharp

how to find sharp key signature

find second to last flat

how to find flat key signature