Chapter 3 quiz

Interval

Relationship in pitch between 2 notes that is named by the number of letter names that are continued within them

Quantity

Counting the letter names between 2 tones

Quality

Identify the intervals with no accidentals

Consonance

Intervals that are treated as stable and not required resolutions

Constant intervals

All 3rds, all perfects, all 6ths

Dissonant intervals

all 2nds, all 7ths, all augmented, all diminished on paper, it could sound dissonant

Enharmonic intervals

Have the same sound but are spelled differently

Most common enharmonic intervals

A4 and d5 which is referred to as a tritone

tritone?????

A symmetrical interval because its original and inversion both contain 6 half steps, commonly augmented 4ths and diminished 5ths

Inversion of intervals

The lower tone becomes the higher tone or the higher tone becomes the lower tone

Compound intervals

intervals greater than an octave that are named by their simple equivalent

Simple intervals

Intervals within an octave

Melodic interval

2 tones positioned adjacently and sound one after the other

Harmonic interval

2 tones that sound at the same time

Transposition

The process of rewriting a piece of music or scale so that it sounds higher or lower in pitch. Commonly done by moving up or down every note by the same interval.

Octave

An interval of 8 tones

Unison

The same tones

Dissonanace

Unstable interval that requires a resolution

Arpeggio

The notes of a cord played in succession instead of at the same time.

M-1/2 =

m

m+1/2=

M

m-1/2=

d

d+1/2=

m/P

M+1/2 =

A

A-1/2=

M/P

P-1/2 =

d

P+1/2 =

A