Musicianship vocab

tonic

1

do

1

supertonic

2

ra

2

mediant

3

mi

3

subdominant

4

fa

4

dominant

5

sol

5

submediant

6

la

6

leading tone

7

ti

7

tonal harmony

use of chord and progressions within a tonal pattern 

pentachord

5 notes in scale. 2212 2122 (first is major second is minor)

tetrachord

221 131 122 (major or melodic, harmonic, minor)

parallel key

same tonic, (D to dm)

Relative key

same key signature (C to am)

diminution

shortening the duration of a note

augmentation

lengthening of the duration of a note

simple meter

time signature beat divided in to twos ( 2/4, 3/4, 4/4)

compound meter

each beat divided into three equal parts, (6/8, 9/8, 12/8,)

anacrusis

a pickup

similar 

two or more melodic lines move in the same direction, not the same

contrary motion

melodies move in opposite directions

oblique motion

one voice remains stationary while another voice moves either up or down