MUSC Theory 1

No accidentals

C, a

1 sharp

G, e

2 sharps

D, b

3 sharps

A, f

4 sharps

E, c#

5 sharps

B, g#

6 sharps

F#, d#

7 sharps

C#, a#

1 flat

F, d

2 flats

Bb, g

3 flats

Eb, c

4 flats

Ab, f

5 flats

Db, bb

6 flats

Gb, eb

7 flats

Cb, ab

Natural minor

lower 3, 6, 7

Harmonic minor

lower 6, 7

melodic minor

major ascending, minor descending

Scale Degree 1

Tonic

Scale Degree 2

supertonic

Scale Degree 3

mediant

Scale degree 4

subdominant

scale degree 5

dominant

scale degree 6

submediant

scale degree 7

leading tone / subtonic

enharmonic

same sound, different spelling

Chromatic half step

same letter

Diatonic half step

different letters

intervals: lower note is…

tonic of major scale

Perfect intervals

1, 4, 5, 8

Major intervals

2, 3, 6, 7

Perfect qualities

P, A, d

Major/minor qualities

M, m, A, d

Quality inversions

M-m, P-P, A-d

Simple (number) inversion

subtract from 9