Exam 1 Theory 1 and Musicianship

Relative key of C Major

A minor

Relative key of G Major

E minor

Relative key of D Major

B minor

Relative key of A Major

F# minor

Relative key of E Major

C# minor

Relative key of B Major

G# minor

Relative key of F# Major

D# minor

Relative key of C# Major

A# minor

Relative key of F Major

D minor

Relative key of Bb Major

G minor

Relative key of Eb Major

C minor

Relative key of Ab Major

F minor

Relative key of Db Major

Bb minor

Relative key of Gb Major

Eb minor

Relative key of Cb Major

Ab minor

Relative keys

scale has different starting note but same key

Parallel keys

scale has same starting note but different key

Enharmonic

sounds the same but has different letter class Ex: F# and Gb

Order of sharps

FCGDAEB

Order of flats

BEADGCF

Major scale pattern

WWHWWWH

Natural Minor scale pattern

WHWWHWW

Pulse/beat

steady regular organization for music/sound; internal

Diatonic

within the same key, scale, colelction, etc.

Middle C

C4

Pitch vs pitch class

C4 vs C

Time signature

tells use the meter

Meter

simple/compound + duple/triple/quadruple

Simple meter

beat divided in 2

Compound meter

beat divided in 3

Duple meter

2 beats per measure 1 (strong) 2 (weak)

Triple meter

3 beats per measure 1 (strong) 2 and 3 (weak)

Quadruple meter

4 beats per measure 1 (strong) 2 (weak) 3 (less strong) 4 (weak)

Strong beat

downbeat and/or some other stressed pulse

harmonic changes/structure

Weak beat

not stressed/in 2nd place

harmonic or melodic support/pickup

Hemiola

feeling or emphasis of another meter written in another/different meter ex: duple written in triple

Cadence point

natural pause in the music

Scale degree 1- Major

tonic

Scale degree 2- Major

supertonic

Scale degree 3- Major

mediant

Scale degree 4- Major

subdominant

Scale degree 5- Major

Dominant

Scale degree 6- Major

submediant

Scale degree 7 (1/2 step below tonic)- Major

leading tonic

Scale degree 7 (whole step below tonic)- Major

subtonic

Harmonic Minor

minor scale with raise 7

Melodic minor

minor scale with raised 6th and 7th going up

lowered 6th and 7th going down

SOLFEGE (major)

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do

SOLFEGE (minor)

Do, Re, Me, Fa, Sol, Le, Te, Ti

Do

scale degree 1 solfege

Re

scale degree 2 solfege

Mi

scale degree 3 solfege major

Me

scale degree 3 solfege minor

Fa

scale degree 4 solfege

Sol

scale degree 5 solfege

La

scale degree 6 solfege major

Le

scale degree 6 solfege minor

Ti

scale degree 7 solfege major

Te

scale degree 7 solfege minor

Fixed Do

C is Do, D is re always

Moveable Do

scale degree 1 is Do, scale degree 2 is Re