Music Theory: Notes and Scales

What adjectives define pitch?

• Loud/Soft

• High/Low

• Fast/Slow

• Long/Short

A selection of certain notes within an octave is a...

• Melody

• Chord

• Scale

• Degree

What's the degree of the highlighted notes? (C maj)

• Subdominant

• Dominant

• Tonic

• Supertonic

What's the degree of the highlighted note? (C maj)

• Subdominant

• Dominant

• Tonic

• Supertonic

What's the degree of the highlighted note? (C maj)

• Subdominant

• Dominant

• Tonic

• Supertonic

What's the formula of a major scale (W - whole step, h - half step)

• W h h W h h h W

• h W W h W h W h

• W h W h W W W h

• W W h W W W h

What's the formula of a NATURAL minor scale (W - whole step, h - half step)

• W h h W h h h W

• W h W W h W W

• W h W h W W W h

• W W h W W W h

What adjectives do you associate with the sound of a major scale?

• Sad

• Happy

• Uplifting

• Melancholic

What adjectives do you associate with the sound of a minor scale?

• Sad

• Happy

• Uplifting

• Melancholic

The sharp ... note by a half step.

• Raises

• Lowers