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Summary Table: Lesson 3 |
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| scale |
A collection of pitches placed in ascending or descending order |
| diatonic scale |
A seven-note scale using 5 whole steps and 2 half steps |
| modes |
Different arrangements of the whole and half steps in the diatonic scale |
| Ionian (major) |
C to C on white keys of piano |
| Dorian |
D to D on white keys of piano |
| Phrygian |
E to E on white keys of piano |
| Lydian |
F to F on white keys of piano |
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Mixolydian |
G to G on white keys of piano |
| Aeolian (minor) |
A to A on white keys of piano |
| Locrian |
B to B on white keys of piano |
| chromatic scale |
A twelve-note scale made of half steps |
| whole-tone scale |
A six-note scale made of whole steps |
| pentatonic scale |
A five-note scale usually containing two skips of 1 1/2 steps and 3 whole steps |
| octatonic scale |
An eight-note scale altering whole and half steps |
| synthetic scale |
A "created" scale consisting of any number of pitches ordered in any nontraditional way |
| twelve-tone row |
Twelve tones of chromatic scale ordered by the composer |
| 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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