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Intervals/ Scales Flashcards

1
Q

How does a natural minor scale become harmonic?

A

By raising the 7th note in both the ascending and descending scales.

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2
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How does a natural minor scale become melodic?

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By raising the 6th and 7th notes in teh ascending scale and lowering them on the way down.

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3
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What is the scale degree name for “1”?

A

Tonic

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4
Q

What is the scale degree name for “2”?

A

Supertonic

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5
Q

What is the scale degree name for “3”?

A

Mediant

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6
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What is the scale degree name for “4”?

A

Subdominant

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7
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What is the scale degree name for “5”?

A

Dominant

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8
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What is the scale degree name for “6” ?

A

Sub mediant

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9
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What is the scale degree name for “7”?

A

Leading Tone

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10
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What is the scale degree name for a raised “7” in a minor scale?

A

Subtonic

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11
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Why is “7” called the subtonic in the natural form of the minor scale and the leading tone in the harmonic and melodic forms

A

A subtonic is a whole tone below the tonic and a leading tone is a semitone below directing is upwards towards the tonic

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12
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Why is “6” raised in the melodic minor scale?

A

“6” is sometimes raised to eliminate the 3 semitone gap between “6” and “7” created in a harmonic scale by the raised “7”

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13
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What is the mode based on “1”?

A

Ionian

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14
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What is the mode based on “2”?

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Dorian

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15
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What is the mode based on “3”?

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Phrygian

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16
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What is the mode based on “4”?

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Lydian

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17
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What is the mode based on “5”?

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Mixolydian

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18
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What is the mode based on “6”?

19
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What is the mode based on “7”?

20
Q

Which scale degrees are omitted in the pentatonic scale?

A

“4” and “7”

21
Q

What is the difference between a harmonic and a melodic interval?

A

Harmonic intervals are stacked, Melodic intervals play after each other

22
Q

How many semitones in a minor second?

A

1 semitone

23
Q

How many semitones in a major second?

A

2 semitones

24
Q

How many semitones in an augmented 2?

A

3 semitones

25
Q

How many semitones in a diminished 3rd?

A

2 semitones

26
Q

How many semitones in a minor 3rd?

A

3 semitones

27
Q

How many semitones in a major 3rd?

A

4 semitones

28
Q

How many semitones in an augmented 3rd?

A

5 semitones

29
Q

How many semitones in minor 6th?

A

8 semitones

30
Q

How many semitones in a major 6th?

A

9 semitones

31
Q

How many semitones in a minor 7th?

A

10 semitones

32
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How many semitones in a major 7th?

A

11 semitones

33
Q

How many semitones in a diminished 6th?

A

7 semitones

34
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How many semitones in an augmented 6th?

A

9 semitones

35
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How many semitones in a diminished 7th?

A

9 semitones

36
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How many semitones in an augmented 7th?

A

12 semitones (1 octave)

37
Q

What does a major interval invert to?

A

a minor interval

38
Q

What does a diminished interval invert to?

A

an augmented interval

39
Q

What does a perfect interval invert to?

A

a Perfect interval

40
Q

What do inverted intervals add up to?

41
Q

How many semitones in a perfect 4th?

A

5 semitones

42
Q

How many semitones in a perfect 5th?

A

7 semitones

43
Q

How many semitones in an augmented 4th?

A

6 semitones

44
Q

How many semitones in a diminished 5th?

A

6 semitones

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