music theory unit test

B major sounds the same as

C flat major

how many half steps is a perfect fourth

5 half steps

how many half steps is a perfect fifth

7 half steps

F sharp major sounds the same as

G flat major

The time signature 2/2 is also called

Cut time

what is the distance between each pitch in a chromatic scale

Half step

what a perfect or major interval is made larger buy a half step it becomes ____

and augmented interval

how many half steps is a major third

four half steps

transposition is one a melody is written and another ______

key

what are the two types of diatomic intervals

major and perfect

in a major key primary triads are always

major triads

another way to form a major triad is by adding the interval of a _______ on top of the interval of a _____

minor third and major third

what is the pattern of a tetrachord

whole step, whole step, half step, whole step

how many half steps is a major sixth

nine half steps

when the accent falls on the weak beat it is called

syncopation

when A three note chord consist of a route a third and fifth it is called a

triad

The major scale is made up of ________ tetrachords joined by a _______ _________

two, whole step

in a major scale half steps occur between the _______ & _______ and _______ & _______ scale degrees

3 & 4, 7 & 8

any perfect or minor interval that is made smaller by a half step becomes _____

A diminished interval

The complete order of flats and the key signature is

B E A D G C F

C sharp major sounds the same as

D flat major

The complete order of sharps in the key signature is

F C G D A E B

minor diminished and augmented intervals are called ________

chromatic intervals

The time signature 4/4 is also called

common time

how many notes are in a major scale

eight

how many half steps is a major seventh

eleven half steps

when the first measure is incomplete or beginning notes are called

pick up notes