Basic Music Flashcards
1
Q
Middle C designator
A
C4
2
Q
The four most common clefs?
A
Treble
Bass
Alto
Tenor
3
Q
What instruments use the alto and tenor clefs?
A
Viola, tenor trombone and the bassoon
4
Q
Where does middle C, or C4 occur on the great staff?
A
It falls in the exact middle
5
Q
What is BPM?
A
Beats per minute
6
Q
Grave tempo?
A
40 BPM or slower
7
Q
Largo tempo?
A
40-60 BPM
8
Q
Adagio tempo?
A
60-80 BPM
9
Q
Andante tempo?
A
80-100 BPM
10
Q
Moderato tempo?
A
100-120 BPM
11
Q
Allegro tempo?
A
120-160 BPM
12
Q
Presto tempo?
A
160-200 BPM
13
Q
What defines an Altered chord?
A
A 7th chord in which 2 or more tones (5, 9, 11, 13) are chromatically altered.
14
Q
Page 1-92
A
They show what shorthand jazz chords would fit over the modes.
Which of the following modes would be played over a min11(b5b9b13) chord?
Mixo, Aeolian or Locrian
15
Q
Conclusive cadences?
A
Authentic and plagal
