8 - Whole Tone, Pentatonic, Blues & Octatonic Scales Flashcards
Use this deck to learn the type/quality of a triad (Major or minor), position of a triad (root, first inversion or second inversion), scales (whole tone, Major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, blues, or octatonic), and intervals (Major, minor, Perfect, Augmented or diminished). Audio is included to supplement your learning. Master Your Musicianship Skills - Complete Lesson 8 of the matching Ultimate Music Theory Intermediate Workbook to enhance your music theory training. UltimateMusicTheory.com
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - minor
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.
Type/Quality - Major
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 2nd inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 2nd inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - root position
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 2nd inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 2nd inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - root position
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - root position
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - root position
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - root position
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.
Position - 1st inversion
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
whole tone scale beginning on D
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on C
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blues scale beginning on G
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Major pentatonic scale beginning on E
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
whole tone scale beginning on B flat
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
blues scale beginning on E flat
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on A
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
whole tone scale beginning on B
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
whole tone scale beginning on D flat
Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.
blues scale beginning on F
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on E flat
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
whole tone scale beginning on A sharp
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
octatonic scale beginning on C
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
octatonic scale beginning on G sharp
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on D
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
whole tone scale beginning on A
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
octatonic scale beginning on F sharp
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on C sharp
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
whole tone scale beginning on D sharp
Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.
octatonic scale beginning on F
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on C flat
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on G flat
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on A flat
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on D
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on F
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
Major pentatonic scale beginning on C sharp
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on A
Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.
minor pentatonic scale beginning on E
Explain the musical term.
all, all’
all, all’ - in the manner of
Explain the musical term.
assai
assai - much, very much
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ben, bene
ben, bene - well
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col, coll’, colla, colle
col, coll’, colla, colle - with
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con
con - with
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e, ed
e, ed - and
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ma
ma - but
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meno
meno - less
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molto
molto - much, very
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non
non - not
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non troppo
non troppo - not too much
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più
più - more
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poco
poco - little
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poco a poco
poco a poco - little by little
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quasi
quasi - as if
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sempre
sempre - always, continuously
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senza
senza - without
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troppo
troppo - too much
What is the term that is the opposite of senza?
The opposite of senza is con, col, coll’, colla, colle.
What is the term that is the opposite of meno?
The opposite of meno is più.
What is the term that is the opposite of molto?
The opposite of molto is poco.
An ascending whole tone scale uses _____ notes and _____ whole tones.
7 notes and 6 whole tones
An ascending Major pentatonic scale uses _____ notes.
6 notes
A Major pentatonic scale uses the same notes as a Major scale, but omits the _____ and _____ degrees.
4th and 7th degrees
A minor pentatonic scale uses the same notes as a natural minor scale, but omits the _____ and _____ degrees.
2nd and 6th degrees
An ascending blues scale uses _____ notes.
7 notes
In a blues scale, the “blue note” is the raised _____ or lowered _____ degree.
raised 4th or lowered 5th degree
An ascending octatonic scale uses _____ notes.
9 notes
An octatonic scale alternates between _____ and _____.
tones and semitones
The word “penta” means _____.
Penta = 5
The distance between the first 2 notes of a Major pentatonic scale is a _______ 2.
Major 2
The distance between the first 2 notes of a minor pentatonic scale is a _______ 3.
minor 3
In a whole tone scale, one letter name is omitted creating a _____ 3.
diminished 3
True or False. A whole tone scale uses 6 consecutive whole tones.
TRUE
True or False. A whole tone scale uses 7 different letter names.
False. A whole tone scale uses 6 different letter names, beginning and ending on the same letter name.
True or False. A whole tone scale is written using sharps and flats.
False. A Whole Tone scale uses all sharps or all flats.
True or False. A Major pentatonic scale and its relative minor pentatonic scale use different notes.
False. A Major pentatonic scale and its relative minor pentatonic scale use the same notes.
True or False. A blues scale may be written with a lowered 5 degree or a raised 4 degree.
TRUE
Explain the musical term.
accelerando, accel.
accelerando, accel. - becoming quicker
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a tempo
a tempo - return to the original tempo
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meno mosso
meno mosso - less movement, slower
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più mosso
più mosso - more movement, quicker
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rallentando, rall.
rallentando, rall. - slowing down
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ritardando, rit.
ritardando, rit. - slowing down gradually
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Tempo primo, Tempo I
Tempo primo, Tempo I - return to the original tempo
Explain the musical term.
rubato
rubato - with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression
Name the interval.
Augmented 8
Name the interval.
minor 6
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Perfect 4
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minor 2
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Augmented 1
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Major 3
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diminished 5
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minor 7
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Augmented 4
Name the interval.
Major 6
