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Modes And Scales Flashcards

1
Q

Which notes can be hexachords

A

C, F and G

C is a natural hexachors

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2
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What’s the hexachord system calles

A

Guido d’Avezzo

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3
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Where is the only semitone in a hexachord?

A

Between ‘mi’ and ‘fa’

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4
Q

Who invented Solmisation

A

Guido

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5
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What is solmisation

A

A system of associating each note with a syllabul

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6
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Pentatonic scale

A

Gapped, no semitones

T, T, S, T

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7
Q

Modes with major thirds

A

Ionian
Mixolydian
Lydian

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8
Q

Modes with minor thirds

A

Dorian
Aeolian
Phyrygian
Locrian

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9
Q

Modes with limited transposition

A

Wholetone
Octatonic
‘Acoustic scale’

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10
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What was the 16th C. Tone system called

A

The Gamut

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11
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What was the Gamut made of

A

20 diatonic notes
Low G - high E
3 cleffs

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12
Q

Whats Voces Musicales

A

Simpler system for singers

Ut, Re, Me, Fa, Sol, La

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13
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The e Hexachords

A 
Hard/Durum = G
Natural = C
Soft/Molle = F
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14
Q

Mutation

A

Switching between hexachords
Ascending = switch on ‘re’
Descending = switch on ‘la’

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15
Q

Melodic

A

Sharp. 6th and 7th on way up

Flat. 6th and 7th on way down

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16
Q

Ionian

A

Diatonic/western

T, T, S, T, T, T, S

17
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Mixolydian

A

Flat. 7th

T, T, S, T, T, S, T

18
Q

Lydian

A

Sharp. 4th

T, T, T, S, T, T, S

19
Q

Dorian

A

Flat. 3rd and 7th

T, S, T, T, T, S, T

20
Q

Aeolian

A

Flat. 3rd, 6th and 7th

T, S, T, T, S, T, T

21
Q

Phrygian

A

Flat. 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th

S, T, T, T, S, T, T

22
Q

Locrian

A

No perfect 5th
Flat. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th
S, T, T, S T, T, T

23
Q

Acoustic scale

A

Sharp. 4th and flat. 7th

T, T, T, S, T S, T

24
Q

Whole-tone scale

A

All tones, no semitones
Only starts on C/C#
Only two transposition available, no pitches in common

25
Q

Octatonic scale

A

Alternating semitones and tones

Three transposition available overlapping by 50%

26
Q

Harmonic minor

A

Sharp 7th

27
Q

Which chords are minor in a major scale

A

ii, iii, vi

28
Q

Diminished chord in a major scale

A

Vii

29
Q

Diminished chord in a minor scale

A

ii

30
Q

When can you double thirds?

A

Minor scales

31
Q

What to do in chord VI

A

Double third

32
Q

Where should tue leading note go to?

A

Tonic

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