Musicianship I

Music knowledge

Do/1

Tonic

re/2

supertonic

mi/3

mediant

fa/4

subdominant

sol/5

dominent

la/6

Submediant

ti/7

leading tone

Ionian

Major scale

mixolydian

lower the 7th

lydian

raise the 4th

aeolian

natural minor

Dorian

raise the 6th

phygian

lower the 2nd

locrian

starts on the 7th

lowered submediant

lowered 6th

raised submediant

raised 7th

minor pentatonic

1, b3, 4, 5, b7

major pentatonic

1, 2, 3, 5, 6

pentachord

1st 5 notes of the scale

modes of diatonic collection

chord is neither major nor minor

melodic interval

Two notes sounded separately

harmoninc interval

two notes sounded together

Major/Minor

2, 3, 6, 7

perfect

u, 4, 5, 8

augmented

The interval is made greater in size

diminished

interval is made smaller in size

natural minor

lower 3, 6, 7

harmonic minor

The natural minor with a raised 7th scale degree

Melodic Minor

Raised seventh and sixth ascending natural minor descending

perfect inverted

perfect

major inverted

minor

minor inverted

major

consonant

sounds pleasing

Consonant chords

(u, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th)

perfect consonances

u, 5th, 8th

imperfect consonances

3rd and 6th

dissonant

not in harmony

dissonant chords

2nd, 7th, augmented, diminished 

perfect fourth

melodic=consonant harmonic=dissonant

chord

2 or more intervals sounded together or in succession

triad

3 note chords

root position

Root is the lowest note

major triad

Major 3rd-minor 3rd

minor triad

minor 3rd-Major 3rd

diminished triad

minor 3rd-minor3rd

augmented triad

major 3rd-major 3rd

Roman numerals

based off the triad, Capital=major, lowercase=minor

root triad

root position

third base

first inversion

fifth base

second inversion

to figure out what the root of a triad is

look for the interval of the fourth

basso continuo

A keyboard accompaniment notated with figures below the bass line

figured bass

the bass line of the basso continuo

accedental

raise or lower the third

5/3

root

6/3

first inversion

6/4

second inversion