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Day 5 – Scales. All the notes of the same name; for example, pitch class D means all Ds. 47. Pitch class. Directions: List all the pitch classes in the excerpt. . An ordered set of pitch classes.
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Day 5 – Scales All the notes of the same name; for example, pitch class D means all Ds. 47. Pitch class Directions: List all the pitch classes in the excerpt.
An ordered set of pitch classes. Refers to a major or minor scalar relationship where each pitch has a purpose and creates a degree of tension or release. Tonic is the focal point. 48. Scale 49. Diatonic 50. Major Scale 51. Major tetrachord W – W – H – W – W – W – H W – W – H
W W H W W W H
Major Sharp Key Signatures 52. Order of Sharps Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating BAGELS
Major Flat Key Signatures 53. Order of Flats BEAD - GCF
Minor scale pattern based on the white keys starting on A. W H W – W H W – W 54. Natural Minor Scale W H W W H W W
55. Relative Minor 56. Harmonic Minor Scale 57. Melodic Minor Scale Shares the same key signature as the Major. Three half steps below Major. Natural Minor with a raised 7. Ascending: Natural minor with raised 6 and 7. Descending: Natural minor
Ascending Melodic Minor Natural OR Descending Melodic Minor Natural Minor Harmonic Minor
C# minor F minor G# minor F# minor C Major E Major B Major Ab Major
Same tonic as major but different key signature. E Major 58. Parallel Minor
Relative Minor Scales Key – starts and ends on F
Ab Major or F minor 5 – 1 or 7 – 3 Ab Major 1 / 3
C G F F D Bb B BE F C Eb A FCG BEA FCGD BEAD Ab E FCGDAEB FCGDA FCGDAE BEADG Db B BEADGC Cb C# Gb BEADGCF F#
59. Subtonic Tonic Mediant Dominant Leading Tone Subdominant Tonic Supertonic Submediant The natural minor or descending melodic minor 7th scale degree, because it is a whole step below tonic.
Centered around one note (tonic) 60. Tonal 61. Tonality Having a major or minor tonic center