Day 5 – Scales

1. 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.

3. 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

4. W W H W W W H

7. Key Signatures

8. Major Sharp Key Signatures 52. Order of Sharps Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating BAGELS

9. Major Flat Key Signatures 53. Order of Flats BEAD - GCF

11. 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

12. 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

13. Ascending Melodic Minor Natural OR Descending Melodic Minor Natural Minor Harmonic Minor

15. C# minor F minor G# minor F# minor C Major E Major B Major Ab Major

16. Same Key Signature = Relative minor / Major

17. Same tonic as major but different key signature. E Major 58. Parallel Minor

18. E minor

19. Relative Minor Scales Key – starts and ends on F

20. Key – starts and ends on D

21. Ab Major or F minor 5 – 1 or 7 – 3 Ab Major 1 / 3

22. 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#

23. 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.

24. Centered around one note (tonic) 60. Tonal 61. Tonality Having a major or minor tonic center