Intervals - facts 5

1) A lowered major third is a minor third.

2) A lowered minor third is a diminished third.

Baritone voice

Baritone is the most common male voice. It is below tenor.

Tenor voice

Tenor is the highest male voice after countertenor.

Bass-baritone voice

Bass-baritone is a male voice between baritone and bass.

Mezzo-soprano voice

Mezzo-soprano is a female voice between soprano and contralto.

Agitato

Agitato means agitated, restless.

Polytonality

Polytonality is the use of two or more keys at the same time.

Bpm

Bpm means beats per minute. It is used as a measure of tempo in music.

Lento

Lento means to play at a very slow tempo (40-60 bpm). It is the same as largo.

Feroce

Feroce means fierce.

Volti subito

Volti subito means to turn the page quickly.

Grandioso

Grandioso means grandly.

Con fuoco

Con fuoco means to play with fire.

Adagio

Adagio means to play at a slow and stately tempo (66-76 bpm).

Pianos - facts 4

1) The piano was invented in the early 1700's by Bartolomeo Cristofori.

2) The piano was invented after the harpsichord.

Chords - facts 5

1) Major chords have (4 and 3) semitones between notes. For example, the F major chord (F, A, C) has 4 semitones between F and A, and 3 semitones between A and C.

2) Minor chords have (3 and 4) semitones between notes. For example, the F minor chord (F, Ab, C) has 3 semitones between F and Ab, and 4 semitones between Ab and C.

Rhythm

Rhythm is the pattern of beats in music, including the silences between beats.

Chords - trivia 13

1) What is the fourth note of a C dominant seventh chord?

a) A flat
b) B flat

2) What is the fourth note of a F sharp dominant seventh chord?

a) D
b) E

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Chords - trivia 12

1) What is the second note of a E flat minor seventh chord?

a) G
b) G flat

2) What is the third note of C sharp minor seventh chord?

a) G sharp
b) A flat

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Chords - trivia 11

1) What is the fourth note of a C minor seventh chord?

a) B flat
b) B sharp

2) What is the fourth note of a B minor seventh chord?

a) A flat
b) A

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Chords - trivia 10

1) What is the fourth note of a C flat major seventh chord?

a) A flat
b) B flat

2) What is the fourth note of a D major seventh chord?

a) C sharp
b) D sharp

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Chords - trivia 9

1) What is the second note of a C major seventh chord?

a) D
b) E

2) What is the third note of a F major seventh chord?

a) C
b) D

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Chords - trivia 8

1) What is the second note of a B diminished chord?

a) F
b) D

2) What is the third note of a D diminished chord?

a) B flat
b) A flat

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Chords - trivia 7

1) What is the third note of a B augmented chord?

a) F double sharp
b) F sharp

2) What is the second note of a A flat augmented chord?

a) C
b) D

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Chords - trivia 6

1) What is the third note of a C augmented chord?

a) G sharp
b) G flat

2) What is the third note of a G augmented chord?

a) E sharp
b) D sharp

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Alberti bass

Alberti bass is a kind of broken chord or arpeggiated accompaniment, where the notes of a chord are played in the order of lowest, highest, middle, highest. The C major chord (C E G) would be played (C G E G). The pattern is repeated.

Gig

A gig means a job for a musician.

Perfect pitch

Perfect pitch is the ability to identify the pitch of a tone without any outside assistance.

Homophony

Homophony is a single melodic line accompanied by chords.

Monophony

Monophony is just one melodic line without an accompaniment.