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general music theory
piano class
Question | Answer |
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what is a chord? | 2 or more notes played together. |
Octive | 2 notes unisent |
root | 1rst note of a scale. |
octave | 12 half steps |
tied notes | when notes on the same line or space are joined with a curved line. (combine notes value) |
slur | mean play legato (smoothly connected). Divide music into phrases. |
incomplete measure | incomplete measure on the first time and added at the end. |
polyrhythm | simultaneously sounding of two or more independent rythms. |
time signature | beats per measure |
other octave | interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. |
interval | distance between 2 notes. |
whole note | 4 beats |
half note | 2 beats |
quarter note | 1 beat |
eight notes | 1/2 beat |
sixteenth notes | 1/4 beat |
black key | accidental keys |
white keys | natural keys |
major scale | WWHWWWH |
ledger line | music that cannot be located on the line. |
beat | pulse of tempo. |
tempo | speed of music (italian) |
C is located | 2 black keys left hand side. |
a sharp | goes 1 note to the right (raises a note) |
a b (flat) | lowers a note a half step. |
Enharmonic | same pitch, different spelling |
a dotted note | adds half value of note to the note itself. |