Key
Select all the following that are present in a key.
- a central tone - a central scale - a chord
Select all the types of emotions that composers have invoked by using the chromatic scale.
- grief - loss - sorrow
Select all basic scales of western music from the late 1600s to 1900.
- major - minor
select all the correct statements about modulation
- modulation usually changes the central tone - modulation is the shifting from one key to another key
What are functions of modulation in music? (Select all that apply.)
- provide contrast - create variety
Select all the characteristics of key or tonality.
- the keynote is the root of the tonic triad - familiar melodies generally end with the tonic chord -pieces of music often end on the tonic chord
Select all the correct statements about the major scale.
- the major scale is constructed of whole steps and half steps - the interval pattern of any major scale is always the same
Select all the primary differences between a major scale and a minor scale.
- the pattern of intervals is different - the half step in a minor scale is between the 2nd and 3rd tones
A piece of music changes key 4 times, how many main keys does the piece usually have?
1
minor scale
consists of 7 different tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first an octave higher
difference between major and minor
in the minor scale, there is only a half step between the 2nd and 3rd tones. The major has a whole step there. Minor chords sound darker than major chords.
What is the function of the key signature?
it indicates the key of a piece of music
In a musical composition in the key of F, what role does the note F have in that key?
it is the note that typically ends the piece of music
What which element is the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do scale associated?
key
What is the term for the collection of sharps or flats placed at the beginning of the piece of music?
key signature
scale
made up of the basic pitches of a piece of music arranged in order from low to high or from high to low
major key
when a piece of music is based on a major scale
minor scale
when a piece of music is based on a minor scale
Each major or minor scale has a specific number of sharps or flats ranging from
none to 7
modulation
shifting from one key to another within the same piece
tonic/home key
the central key around which the whole piece is organized.
chromatic scale
the twelve tones of the octave -- all white and black keys in one octave on the piano.
No matter how often a work changes key, what is its main (home) key called?
tonic key
True or false: In western music, changing key is a way to strengthen listener interest in longer musical selections.
true
whole step
twice as large as the half step
key signature
used to indicate the key of a piece of music; consists of sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff.
major scale
do re mi fa sol la ti do
How many major scales are there?
12
Which type of scale contains both whole steps and half steps, with a half step between the second and third tones? (Remember that the whole and half steps are BETWEEN tones.)
Minor
Which of the following statements is true concerning the use of the chromatic scale?
The chromatic scale has been used as the basis for entire compositions.
key
central scale, note, and chord within a piece; tonality
keynote/tonic
central tone; can be any of the 12 tones in an octave
octave
distance or interval between the first and eighth tones of the major scale
half step
smallest interval traditionally used in western music