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Undergraduate 1
01/18/2009

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Term
interval
Definition
distance between two notes
Term
size
Definition
the distance from one note to another in terms of scale degrees
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quality
Definition
the difference between the whole-step second and the half-step second (measurement of semitone content in interval)
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M2
Definition
major second - two 1/2 steps
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m2
Definition
minor second - 1/2 step
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M3
Definition
major third- two wholes steps
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m3
Definition
minor third- one and a 1/2 whole steps
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tonal
Definition
music that uses predominantly the tones of a given scale and is organized around the tonic pitch
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key
Definition
example: music that uses the G-major scale is in the key of G major
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tonic
Definition
first scale degree, pitch toward which all pitches gravitate
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tonic triad
Definition
consists of the tonic ( first scale degree), the dominant (fifth scale degree), and the mediant (third scale degree)
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