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what is a 10th interval?
When 2 parts move together with a 10th interval apart, which sounds similar to a 3rd - 10th is essentially a compound 3rd
What is an 11th chord
a chord with an 11th above the root.
what intervals are allowed/not allowed in an 11th chord
a 5th, 7th and 9th are allowed, but the 3rd can’t be included.
what is the structure of the 12 bar blues?
I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I
what is a 12 tone row?
the arrangement of 12 chromatic notes in a scale
what can a 12 tone row be manipulated by?
transposition, inversion, retrograde, and retrograde inversion.
what is 12/8 time?
a standard way of notating common time music when there is a triplet type beat throughout
what beats are in a bar in 12/8 time?
4 dotted crotchets in a bar
what is a 13th chord?
a common extension of a dominant 7th, but with a 13th above the root note
what is a 13th chord in jazz/rock?
an extension of a dom7th chord with the 9th, 11th and 13th
what is a ‘16 beat’?
repeated semiquavers on hi-hat instead of quavers
what is 2/4 time?
2 crotchets in a bar
what is 2/4 time most used for?
marches
what is a second subject?
the second main tune or group of tunes in the exposition of a sonata form movement
what are the features of a second subject?
music broadly related to dominant key
if it’s in the minor key, the rest of the piece will be in the relative major
it will have a complete change of instruments, with woodwind solos
what is a 3 part harmony?
3 separate independent musical lines with no additional accompaniment
what is 3/2 time
3 minim beats to a bar
what is 3/8 time?
3 quaver beats to a bar
what is the danger In counting 3/8 time?
It can sound like 3/4
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