Music Theory Fundamentals Flashcards
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How many half steps make up a perfect fifth?
Answer: 7
A perfect fifth spans seven half steps, such as C up to G.
In a major scale, between which scale degrees do the natural half steps occur?
Answer: 3-4 and 7-8
The major scale's half steps fall between degrees 3-4 and 7-8.
What is the relative minor of C major?
Answer: A minor
A minor shares the same notes as C major and sits a minor third below it.
Which interval is considered dissonant and often called the 'tritone'?
Answer: Augmented fourth
The augmented fourth (or diminished fifth) spans six half steps and is the tritone.
A triad built by stacking two minor thirds produces which chord quality?
Answer: Diminished
Two stacked minor thirds create a diminished triad.
In the key of G major, which note is sharped?
Answer: F
G major has one sharp, F#.
What term describes the distance between two pitches?
Answer: Interval
An interval is the pitch distance between two notes.