the Music

1-4 half steps away

minor Major, minor Major

5 half steps away

P4 or A3

6 half steps away

A4 or d5, tritones

7 half steps away

P5

8-11 half steps away

minor Major, minor Major

12 half steps away

Perfect 8th

Ascending minor scale

raise

Descending minor scale

lower

Melodic minor scale

Raise scale degree 6 and 7

Harmonic minor scale

Raise scale degree 7

Relative minor

Look at unit circle

Parallel minor

Same note (ex D major to D minor), lower scale degree 3,6 and 7

Simple Meter

Beats divided into groups divisible by 2

Compound meter

Beats divided into groups divisible by 3

Staff

the horizontal lines that music is written on

Tie

a curved line that connects two notes to one duration

Slur

a curved line that smooths the connection between two different pitches

Dot

adds half of the note’s value to itself, common in compound meter

Beams

organizes rhythms into beats

Barline

divides time regularly into measures

Rhythm vs beat

Beat is constant and regular, rhythm changes constantly and can be off beat.

Syncopation

When rhythm is displaced form the beat

Circle of minors, starting from C, going clockwise

a, e, b, f#, c#, g#, d#, (skip 7), eb, bb, f, c, g, d

Order of flats

BEADGCF