music theory level 5 vocab

adante

• a walking tempo

• a term to indicate a repeat from the given sign

Major Scale

• a walking tempo

• A scale made up of whole steps & half steps used in ascending order : WWHWWWH

Dominant

• The fourth note of a scale

• The fifth note of a scale, scale degree five, the fifth note above tonic

Cadence

• a walking tempo

• a two-chord progression at the end of a phrase or a section in the music

Eharmonic spelling

• Using more than one spelling for the same pitch

• a three-note chord built of thirds

Moderato

• a rythmic beat

• A tempo a little faster than adante

Motive/Motiff

• a walking tempo

• A repeated rythmic melodic idea, usually short and very distinctive

Subdominant

• a three-note chord built of thirds

• The fourth note of a scale, scale degree four, a fifth below tonic

Syncopation

• a walking tempo

• A repeated rythmic or melodic idea, usually short and very distinctive

Triad

• A three-note chord built of thirds

• Using more than one spelling for the same pitch