Elements of Pitch

What is the designation for the C nearest the middle of the piano keyboard?

What is the term for a combination of two staves joined by a brace, typically using treble and bass clefs?

What is the specific pattern of whole (w) and half (h) steps for a major scale?

The major scale can be thought of as two identical four-note patterns separated by a whole step. What are these four-note patterns called?

How many sharps are in the key signature for E major?

What is the relationship between keys such as B major and C-flat major, which sound the same but are spelled differently?

What is the order of the first four sharps as they appear in a key signature?

Which minor scale form has a raised 6th and 7th degree when ascending, but is the same as the natural minor when descending?

If C major is the relative major of a minor key, what is that minor key?

What is the scale degree name for the fifth degree of a scale?

What is the term for an interval where the notes are played successively rather than at the same time?

Which modifier is used exclusively for unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and octaves?

If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, what does it become?

What does an inverted minor 2nd become?

Which term is used for the interval of an augmented 4th or its enharmonic equivalent, the diminished 5th?

According to the chapter's definition of consonance, which of the following intervals is generally considered dissonant?

Under what specific condition is a Perfect 4th (P4) considered dissonant in tonal music?

The design of the G clef circles which specific note?

The dots of the F clef (bass clef) surround which specific note?

In a major scale, between which two pairs of scale degrees do the half steps occur?

How can the name of a major key with sharps in its signature typically be found?

For key signatures using flats, what is the general rule for finding the name of the major key (with one exception)?

What does the term 'to transpose' mean in music?

The natural minor scale is like a major scale with which scale degrees lowered?

What is the relationship between a major key and a minor key that share the same key signature, such as E-flat major and c minor?

What is the scale degree name for the 7th degree of the scale when it is a half step below the tonic?

What term is used for an interval larger than an octave?

When inverting an interval, the new numerical name can be calculated by subtracting the old numerical name from what number?

What does a perfect interval become when it is inverted?

In a major key, what is the quality of the triad built on the second scale degree (the supertonic)?

What type of accidental raises a pitch by a whole step?

What is the term for a scale degree that lies halfway between the tonic and the dominant?

What key has a signature of one flat?

How many minor scale types are traditionally practiced and memorized, as presented in the chapter?

The harmonic minor scale can be thought of as a major scale with which degrees altered?

An interval of a 3rd inverts to what numerical interval?

What is the key signature for d minor?

If a perfect interval is made a half step smaller, what does it become?

Which of these major keys is enharmonic to D-flat major?

The pattern of w-h-w-w is known by what specific name?

What is the relationship between the order of sharps and the order of flats in key signatures?

What is the relative minor of G major?

Which of the following intervals is always consonant according to the rules presented in the chapter?

How many flats are in the key signature for A-flat major?

What scale degree name is given to the fourth degree of the scale?

If you invert a major 3rd, what interval do you get?

How is a C clef centered on the staff?

Which term describes notes that have the same pitch but are spelled differently, such as F-sharp and G-flat?

In the summary, to what does the term 'pitch' in music refer?

What is the interval relationship between the tonic (1st degree) and the mediant (3rd degree) in a major scale?