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Music 101 Midterm 2
Trinity College Music 101 Exam 2
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Undergraduate 1
04/08/2010

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m2 half steps
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1
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M2 half steps
Definition
2
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m3 half steps
Definition
3
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M3 half steps
Definition
4
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P4 half steps
Definition
5
Term
Aug 4 half steps
Definition
6
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Dim 5 half steps
Definition
6
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P5 half steps
Definition
7
Term
Aug 5 half steps
Definition
8
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m6 half steps
Definition
8
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M6 half steps
Definition
9
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m7 half steps
Definition
10
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M7 half steps
Definition
11
Term
Dissonant
Definition
Active, unstable, tense
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Consonant
Definition
At rest, stable, relaxed
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Relative
Definition
Describes major and minor scales that share the same key signature
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Parallel
Definition
Major and minor scales that share the same tonic
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Natural Minor Scale
Definition
WHW-WHWW
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Harmonic Minor Scale
Definition
Raise the 7th degree
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Melodic Minor Scale
Definition
Raise 6th and 7th degrees on the way up, but revert back to natural minor scale on the way down (4 accidentals)
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Leading Tone
Definition
7th degree of the scale
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Harmony
Definition
The simultaneous sounding of more than one pitch
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Voicing
Definition
Arranging the notes of a chord in various ways
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Chord
Definition
Three or more pitches sounding together
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Triad
Definition
Three-note chord formed by two intervals of a 3rd
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Major Triad
Definition
Contains an M3 and a P5 above the root
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Minor Triad
Definition
Contains an m3 and a P5 above the root
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Root position
Definition
Lowest note of a triad voicing is the root
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First inversion
Definition
3rd note of the triad is the lowest
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Second Inversion
Definition
Lowest note of a triad is the 5th
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Harmonic Background
Definition
Chord pattern that fits a tune
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Harmonic Progression
Definition
The succession of chords in a musical composition
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Nonchord Tones
Definition
Pitches that do not fit the specific chord of the harmonic background
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Passing Tones
Definition
Occur when the meolodic line passes through a note in stepwise motion to get from one chord tone to another
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Neighbor Tones
Definition
Nonchord tones that occur when the melodic line moves stepwise from a chord tone but immediately returns to it
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Motive
Definition
Short, recurring musical ideas
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Sequence
Definition
Motive repeated on different notes or pitches
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Inversion
Definition
Taking the pitch content of a motive and flipping it around
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Harmonic System
Definition
How triads relate to each other within a key
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Simple Meter
Definition
Basic pulse regularly divided into two parts
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Compound Meter
Definition
Basic pulse regularly divides into three parts
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