Music Theory Questions
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melodic minor (raises the 6th and 7th degrees of the scale a half step ascending and natural descending
harmonic minor (raises the 7th degree of the scale a half step)
A scale comprised entirely of half steps is called a _________ scale:
How many major scales are there in Western music?
One of the most common scales used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music is the:
a shift in the rhythmic pulse from a division of 2 to a division of 3, or vice versa. i.e. 6-8 time meter into 3-4 time meter.
When a composer shifts the key center for part of an entire work, it is called:
The sign that indicates a pitch should be raised a half step is called a:
Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) have a tendency toward:
An interval smaller than a half step is called a:
In Western music, dominant and subdominant chords are called _______ chords:
The intervallic distance between G and A is:
When a composer shifts the pitch level of an entire work, it is called:
Music of the Baroque and Classical is mostly:
True/False:If a major or minor scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes.
True/False:The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures.
an extra unaccented syllable at the beginning of a line before the regular meter begins
seven flats - B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, and F flatkey of A flat minor
the graphic representation of all the keys with their sharps and flats
the first scale degree of a diatonic scale and the tonal center or final resolution tone