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Music Theory

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Ionian
Major scale
Dorian
starts on D (minor scale with a raised 6th)
Phrygian
starts on E (minor scale with a lowered 2nd)
Lydian
starts on F (major scale with a raised 4th)
Mixolydian
starts on G (major scale with a lowered 7th)
Aeolian
starts on A (natural minor scale)
Locrian
I don't need to know this until college theory class
Binary Form
AB
Ternary Form
ABA
Rondo Form
ABACADA...
Theme and Variations
A A1 A2 A3 A4...
Symphonic Form
I - Allegro
II - Andante/Moderato
III - Minuet and Trio
IV - Allegro
Tonic Key
I or Home Key
Dominant Key
V key
Sonata Form (or Sonata-Allegro Form)
Exposition - Development - Recapitulation
Exposition (in Sonata Form)
Theme 1 in tonic key
Theme 2 in dominant key
Development (in Sonata Form)
musical material comes from motives or themes, lots of modulations
Recapitulation (in Sonata Form)
restatement of original themes but all in the tonic key
Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)
V-I in root position, melody to 'do'
Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC)
V-I in any voicing
Plagal Cadence (PC)
IV-I
Deceptive Cadence (DC)
V-? (not I)
Half Cadence (HC)
?-V
Modulation
The act or process of changing from one key (tonic, or tonal center) to another.
Major Seventh Chord
1 3 5 7
Major-Minor Seventh Chord
1 3 5 b7
Dominant Seventh Chord
(in jazz - this is the default 7th chord!)
1 3 5 b7
Minor Seventh Chord
1 b3 5 b7
Half-Diminished Seventh Chord
1 b3 b5 b7
(Fully) Diminished Seventh Chord
1 b3 b5 bb7
Whole tone scale
a scale with no half steps
Pentatonic scale
a scale with five pitches, usually 12356
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