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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

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Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.

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Type/Quality - Major

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - Major

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - Major

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - Major

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - Major

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Type/Quality - minor

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Type/Quality - Major

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Name the type/quality of the triad as Major or minor.

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Type/Quality - Major

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 2nd inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 2nd inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - root position

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 2nd inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 2nd inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - root position

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - root position

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - root position

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - root position

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Name the position of the triad as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion.

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Position - 1st inversion

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on D

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on C

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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blues scale beginning on G

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on E

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on B flat

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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blues scale beginning on E flat

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on A

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on B

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on D flat

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Identify the scale as a whole tone, Major pentatonic or blues scale.

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blues scale beginning on F

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on E flat

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on A sharp

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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octatonic scale beginning on C

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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octatonic scale beginning on G sharp

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on D

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on A

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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octatonic scale beginning on F sharp

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on C sharp

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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whole tone scale beginning on D sharp

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Identify the scale as a minor pentatonic, octatonic or whole tone scale.

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octatonic scale beginning on F

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on C flat

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on G flat

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on A flat

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on D

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on F

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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Major pentatonic scale beginning on C sharp

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on A

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Identify the pentatonic scale as Major or minor.

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minor pentatonic scale beginning on E

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Explain the musical term.
all, all’

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all, all’ - in the manner of

60
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Explain the musical term.
assai

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assai - much, very much

61
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Explain the musical term.
ben, bene

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ben, bene - well

62
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Explain the musical term.
col, coll’, colla, colle

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col, coll’, colla, colle - with

63
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Explain the musical term.
con

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con - with

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Explain the musical term.
e, ed

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e, ed - and

65
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Explain the musical term.
ma

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ma - but

66
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Explain the musical term.
meno

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meno - less

67
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Explain the musical term.
molto

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molto - much, very

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Explain the musical term.
non

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non - not

69
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Explain the musical term.
non troppo

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non troppo - not too much

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Explain the musical term.
più

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più - more

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Explain the musical term.
poco

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poco - little

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Explain the musical term.
poco a poco

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poco a poco - little by little

73
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Explain the musical term.
quasi

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quasi - as if

74
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Explain the musical term.
sempre

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sempre - always, continuously

75
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Explain the musical term.
senza

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senza - without

76
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Explain the musical term.
troppo

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troppo - too much

77
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What is the term that is the opposite of senza?

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The opposite of senza is con, col, coll’, colla, colle.

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What is the term that is the opposite of meno?

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The opposite of meno is più.

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What is the term that is the opposite of molto?

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The opposite of molto is poco.

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An ascending whole tone scale uses _____ notes and _____ whole tones.

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7 notes and 6 whole tones

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An ascending Major pentatonic scale uses _____ notes.

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6 notes

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A Major pentatonic scale uses the same notes as a Major scale, but omits the _____ and _____ degrees.

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4th and 7th degrees

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A minor pentatonic scale uses the same notes as a natural minor scale, but omits the _____ and _____ degrees.

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2nd and 6th degrees

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An ascending blues scale uses _____ notes.

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7 notes

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In a blues scale, the “blue note” is the raised _____ or lowered _____ degree.

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raised 4th or lowered 5th degree

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An ascending octatonic scale uses _____ notes.

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9 notes

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An octatonic scale alternates between _____ and _____.

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tones and semitones

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The word “penta” means _____.

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Penta = 5

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The distance between the first 2 notes of a Major pentatonic scale is a _______ 2.

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Major 2

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The distance between the first 2 notes of a minor pentatonic scale is a _______ 3.

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minor 3

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In a whole tone scale, one letter name is omitted creating a _____ 3.

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diminished 3

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True or False. A whole tone scale uses 6 consecutive whole tones.

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TRUE

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True or False. A whole tone scale uses 7 different letter names.

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False. A whole tone scale uses 6 different letter names, beginning and ending on the same letter name.

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True or False. A whole tone scale is written using sharps and flats.

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False. A Whole Tone scale uses all sharps or all flats.

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True or False. A Major pentatonic scale and its relative minor pentatonic scale use different notes.

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False. A Major pentatonic scale and its relative minor pentatonic scale use the same notes.

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True or False. A blues scale may be written with a lowered 5 degree or a raised 4 degree.

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TRUE

97
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Explain the musical term.
accelerando, accel.

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accelerando, accel. - becoming quicker

98
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Explain the musical term.
a tempo

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a tempo - return to the original tempo

99
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Explain the musical term.
meno mosso

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meno mosso - less movement, slower

100
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Explain the musical term.
più mosso

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più mosso - more movement, quicker

101
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Explain the musical term.
rallentando, rall.

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rallentando, rall. - slowing down

102
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Explain the musical term.
ritardando, rit.

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ritardando, rit. - slowing down gradually

103
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Explain the musical term.
Tempo primo, Tempo I

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Tempo primo, Tempo I - return to the original tempo

104
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Explain the musical term.
rubato

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rubato - with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression

105
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Name the interval.

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Augmented 8

106
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Name the interval.

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minor 6

107
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Name the interval.

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Perfect 4

108
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Name the interval.

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minor 2

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Name the interval.

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Augmented 1

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Name the interval.

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Major 3

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Name the interval.

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diminished 5

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Name the interval.

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minor 7

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Name the interval.

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Augmented 4

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Name the interval.

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Major 6

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