Download REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
7th Grade General Music
Major Scales - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Minor Scales - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Interval - the distance between two notes; always count the first note as one.
1. The lowest note is "1"
2. Count each line and space
3. The number that the higher note is counted as is the size of the interval. (2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.)
Half Step - the distance to the next nearest note
Whole Step - two half steps (one note in the middle)
Scale Degree - indicates the location of the note in a scale
Order of the SHARPS - F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#
Order of the FLATS - Bb. Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb
Major vs. Minor Scales - Seven Steps
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Find the key and put an X on it
Put an X on the last key
Write the letter names under the white keys
Write the Scale Degrees under the letters
Write the formula under the Scale Degrees
Apply the formula (put Xs on the keys)
Add sharps or flats; write the Key Signature
Music - organized sound
Meter - the grouping of beats
Duple Meter - two beats per measure
Triple Meter - three beats per measure
Compound Meter - combination of 2s and 3s
Ascending - a melody whose steps move upward
Descending - a melody whose steps move downward.
Rhythm - moves sound through time
Melody - the arrangement of notes from a scale;
the most expressive element of music.
Leap - to skip a note or several notes
Tempo - time, the speed of the music
Pentatonic Scales
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It has five tones
Also called a gapped scale
It uses the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th scale degrees of a major scale
The gap is equal to 1.5 steps
It has no half steps
Rhythm Complex - Regular vs. Random patterns, Dependent vs. Independent lines