e major key signature
4 sharps
f# major key signature
6 sharps
b major key signature
5 sharps
c# major key signature
7 sharps
c flat major key signature
7 sharps
enharmonic
notes that are spelled differently but sound the same
tetrachords
2 identical 4 note patterns separated by whole step- make up major scale
__ of any minor key is 1 of relative major
3
__ of any major key is 1 of relative minor
6
d __ flats to get parallel minor
3
scale degree names
tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, subtonic, leading tone
simple intervals; compound intervals
<8ve, >8ve
tritone
augmented 4, diminished 5, 6 half steps
consonant intervals
M/m3rd, M/m6th, p5th, 8ve
P4 is dissonant when
occurs above the bass
breve
2 whole notes long
grouplet
triplets, whatever
stem directions
stem should go up if note below middle line, down if note above middle line
M7
major triad, major 7th
Mm7
major triad, minor 7th
m7
minor triad, minor 7th
half-diminished seventh
diminished triad, minor 7th
diminished seventh
diminished triad, diminished 7th
an accidental by itself in figured bass refers to
3rd above the bass
a slash or plus sign w/ an arabic numeral means
raise that note
FB: horizontal line means
sustain that note
root pos triad symbol
none
root pos 7th symbol
7
first inversion triad symbol
6
first inversion 7th symbol
65
2nd inversion symbol
64
2nd inversion 7th symbol
43
third inversion triad symbol
none
third inversion 7th symbol
42 or 2
pitch class
pitches that, though spelled differently, are the same- no matter what octave
diatonic chords
chords found only in the scale of the key
altered/chromatic chords
chords found outside the key’s scale
diatonic major chords
I ii iii IV V vi viidim
common diatonic minor chords
i iidim III iv V VI viidim
other possible minor diatonic chords
ii III+ IV v #vidim VII
major diatonic 7ths
IM7 ii7 iii7 IVM7 V7 vi7 vii 1/2dim7
most common diatonic minor 7ths
i7 ii1/2dim7 IIIM7 iv7 V7 VIM7 viidim7
major mode, minor mode
ionian, aeolian
dorian
d from c- looks like natural minor but raised 6
phrygian
e from c- like natural minor but lowered 2
lydian
f from c- like major but raised 4
mixolydian
g from c- like major but lowered 7
locrian
b from c- like natural minor but lowered 2, lowered 5; or like phrygian but lowered 5
asymmetric meter
if the top # of key sig is a factor of a prime # > 3
Mm7 called
dominant 7
whole tone scale
not capable of supporting tonal center- no clear start/end- dream sequence scale
octatonic scale
whole half whole half- 9 total notes
vii dim is the __ __ triad
leading tone