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| If you are in the key of Ab Major and out of nowhere, a C major chord comes along and go right back into Ab, what kind of chord is that C major chord? | Music Theory for Theory Buffs
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Chromatic Mediant. Had the C major been followed by an f minor chord (for example) it would have functioned as a secondary dominant. But because it didn't and it was a 'mediant' chord, it is a Chromatic Mediant.
melodic. The difference between the three minor scales lies in which notes are lowered. A natural minor scale lowers the third, sixth and seventh notes both when the scale is played ascending and descending. Harmonic minor scales lower the third and sixth notes when the scale is played, both ascending and descending. The melodic minor lowers only the third when played ascending, and lowers the seventh, sixth and third when played descending.
Altered. Not much to explain. The two are synonymous.
Soprano. Nothing to explain. It's just one of those things Bach did that sounds good.
Two oboes playing in unison. Also, how do you tune those two oboes? ....Shoot one! Ha! Thanks for taking my Quiz!
D# Minor. F Sharp major and G Flat Majors are actually enharmonic equivalents, and a lot of people get that confused.
B Flat. Transposing a minor third is purely going up 3 semi-tones.
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass. This can be written in either open or short score.
GBD. Subdominant is merely the technical term for a 4th.
With Fire . Another Italian word, almost all words in music are from Italian.
Play with the hair of the bow. This was found by a friend in a Grade Four Theory Book; if you know it, you're doing well!
In a Singing Style. Easy for anyone in a choir!
70- 100 M.M.. According to the United States Academic Decathlon, a larghetto tempo falls between 70- 100 metronome markings. 100- 128 M.M. is adagio, 184- 208 M.M. is presto, and 156- 184 M.M. is allegro.
| The twelve-tone or chromatic scale contains all the tones we hear in western music, and can be understood as inflections of what? | Music Terminology and Theory
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diatonic scale. When the music changes from one key to another, we call it modulation. The mode, like a scale, works to create a basis for a song, but unlike a scale, may also incorporate a much more complex emotion or idea. The diatonic scale consists of seven notes and is either major or minor. The pentatonic (5-note) scale can also be described as major or minor.
chromaticism. Chromaticism was often added to Romantic works to add a mysterious, darker aspect to the piece.
membranophone. The term “idiophone” refers to all percussive instruments that are membraneless. Unlike most percussive instruments, the timpani is not an idiophone.
thematic recollection and transformation. Leitmotif is the basis for thematic recollection and transformation, which refer to the way a composer establishes, changes and develops certain melodic themes that have an idea associated with them. Thematic recollection and transformation is the only answer choice that refers to leitmotif at all.
bagatelle. This form of piano composition was used greatly by Beethoven. "Fur Elise" is one.
buffa. Seria is the term used for serious opera, and buffa, which means “funny” in Italian, is used to describe comedic opera.
E. The first five notes in the C harmonic series are as follows: C-C-G-C-E.
The 3rd and the 5th. Because they clash considerably with the 11th and 13th, the 3rd and 5th of the chord are usually left out.
Octatonic. The Octatonic scale is made of alternating whole and half steps. The name is derived from octa-eight and tonic-tone.
How many beats per measure. The top number of a time signature is easy to remember for all my students. But getting them to count it out is the hard part!
The value of each beat. This is the hard part to understand. The bottom number is telling you that note is getting one beat. Say the number is eight, then your eighth note is getting one beat. Therefore changing the note value for all the other notes.
The end of the section. The double bar line means you are at the end. The double bar line with two dots means to go back and repeat. It's the repeating that I can't seem to get my students to do. They're happy just to get through it once!
Legato. Staccato means to play it quick, jumping on the note. Legato means to play smoothly and connected. Allegro and Andante are tempo marks, allegro means fast and Andante means a walking tempo. Crescendo means to gradually get louder.
a half step down from the natural. The black keys on a piano are actually two notes at the same time. It is the sharp of the white key to the left of it and a flat of the white key to the right of it. To me, sharps are harder to play than flats.
treble clef. The Treble Clef is called the G clef because the circle part of the Treble clef circles around the G line. The brace holds the treble and bass clefs together to make the Grand Staff.
bass clef. The Bass Clef is called the F clef because the big dot it starts one, is located on the F line. Again, there is no such thing as a brace clef. The brace holds the two staffs together.
Yes. All rests equal the notes. For example, a quarter note gets one beat, so the quarter rest gets one beat. A half note gets two beats, so a half rest gets two beats.
very loud. ff is Fortissimo. The same thing with p, piano, which means soft and pp, pianissimo, very soft. I ask my Primer students that after learning forte and piano and every one of them get it. I hope you got it too. Oh, and, never bang on the piano, this is not good for the instrument. There is a difference between playing 'fff', very very loud and banging on it. Please be careful!
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