Major Key (Leaving Cert Music): Flashcards
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Major key sound characteristic
Major key sound characteristic
Bright and uplifting
Number of notes in major scale
Number of notes in major scale
7 notes
Major scale interval pattern
Major scale interval pattern
Tone-Tone-Semitone-Tone-Tone-Tone-Semitone
C Major key signature
C Major key signature
No sharps or flats
G Major key signature
G Major key signature
F#
Tonic in a major key
Tonic in a major key
1st note of the scale, the home note
Dominant scale degree function
Dominant scale degree function
5th degree, creates tension
Perfect Cadence chord progression
Perfect Cadence chord progression
V-I (resolves the melody)
Imperfect Cadence chord progression
Imperfect Cadence chord progression
I-V (adds tension)
Melodic line technique in major key
Melodic line technique in major key
Stepwise movement with occasional leaps