Music theory flashcards

my sorry attempt at trying to be good

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