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24 Cards in this Set
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Definition of consonance
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Stable sound, needs no resolution
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Def of dissonance
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Unstable sound, needs resolution
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What is a simple interval
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Interval less than an octave
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Compound interval
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Larger than one octave
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Def of interval
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Measure of musical space between two pitches
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Def of interval
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Measure of musical space between two pitches
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Def melodic interval
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Intervals between successive pitches
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Def of harmonic interval
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Intervals between two pitches sounding simultaneously
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When pairs of intervals are made from the same pitch classes but with the order reversed they are related how?
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Inversely l
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Def of harmonic interval
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Intervals between two pitches sounding simultaneously
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What is the inverse relationship for perfect intervals
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If you inverse them they're still perfect
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What is the inversive relationship with major and minor keys
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If you reverse a major interval it becomes minor, reverse a minor it becomes major
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How do you quickly find the inversion for an interval
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They sum up to nine
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What's a semitone
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Half step
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What is a tritone
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Spans 3 whole steps,
Fifth between 7and 4 |
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What does doubly augmented mean
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If a major or perfect interval is made one whole step larger without changing letter names of pitches
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What does doubly diminished mean
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If minor or perfect interval is made one whole step smaller (without changing letter names)
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What is enharmonically equivalent
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Intervals that span the same number of semitones but have different names
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Any interval can be spelled how many ways
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4
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Which intervals are consonant
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Unison, 3rd, 5th, 6th, octave
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Which intervals are dissonant
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2nd 7th, any augmented or diminished, tritone
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Which intervals are considered perfect consonances
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Unison, 5th and octave
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Which intervals are imperfect consonances
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3rd and 6th
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Is P4 treated as a dissonant or consonant interval
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Consonance melodically, dissonance harmonically
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