  
Summary
Table: Lesson 3
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scale |
A collection
of pitches placed in ascending or descending order
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diatonic
scale |
A seven-note
scale using 5 whole steps and 2 half steps
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modes |
Different arrangements
of the whole and half steps in the diatonic scale
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Ionian
(major) |
C to C on white
keys of piano
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Dorian |
D to D on white
keys of piano
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Phrygian |
E to E on white
keys of piano
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Lydian |
F to F on white
keys of piano
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Mixolydian
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G to G on white
keys of piano
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Aeolian
(minor) |
A to A on white
keys of piano
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Locrian |
B to B on white
keys of piano
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chromatic
scale |
A twelve-note
scale made of half steps
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whole-tone
scale |
A six-note scale
made of whole steps
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pentatonic
scale |
A five-note
scale usually containing two skips of 1 1/2 steps and 3 whole steps
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octatonic
scale |
An eight-note
scale altering whole and half steps
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synthetic
scale |
A "created"
scale consisting of any number of pitches ordered in any nontraditional
way
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twelve-tone
row |
Twelve tones
of chromatic scale ordered by the composer
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major
scale |
A diatonic scale
with half steps between 3-4 and 7-8 |
key
signature |
A symbol designating
specific pitches of a scale |
enharmonic
keys |
C#/Db
F#/Gb
B/Cb |
tonality |
A
relationship among the pitches in a composition in which one pitch
is central or more important than the others |
tonic |
Scale degree
1 |
supertonic |
Scale degree
2 |
mediant |
Scale degree
3 |
subdominant |
Scale degree
4 |
dominant |
Scale degree
5 |
submediant |
Scale degree
6 |
leading
tone |
Scale degree
7 (1/2 step below tonic)
  
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