Theory Vocabulary List Grade 3
Half Step: The distance on the keyboard from one key to the very next key
Key Signature: Placement of sharps or flats at the beginning of each line of music indicating which notes are to be raised or lowered in performance of the music
Major Scale: A scale made up of whole and half steps used in ascending order:
W W H W W W H
Scale Degree: An Arabic number given to each note of the ascending scale
Tonic: The first note of a scale, scale degree one, sometimes called a keynote
Whole Step: A combination of two half steps
From the TMTA SA Theory Syllabus and Student Manual