BERSNTEIN YPC: WHAT IS MODE?

What is a scale in music?

• A way of dividing up the distance between any note and the same note repeated an octave higher

• A type of chord progression

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of rhythm pattern

What is the main difference between a major and a minor scale?

• The number of notes in the scale

• The arrangement of intervals

• The volume of the music

• The tempo of the music

What is the arrangement of intervals in a major scale?

• Whole tone, half tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone

• Half tone, whole tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, half tone

• Half tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone

• Whole tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, whole tone, half tone

Which mode is used in Debussy's 'Fêtes'?

• Dorian

• Phrygian

• Lydian

• Mixolydian

What is the characteristic sound of the Dorian mode?

• Mysterious and exotic

• Energetic and lively

• Sad and melancholic

• Happy and cheerful

Which mode is commonly used in Spanish, Hebrew, and Gypsy music?

• Lydian

• Phrygian

• Mixolydian

• Dorian

What is the unique feature of the Phrygian mode?

• It has a lowered seventh note

• It is a major mode

• It has a raised fourth note

• It begins with a step of a half tone

Which composer used the Phrygian mode in his 'Scheherazade'?

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Johann Sebastian Bach

What is the characteristic sound of the Lydian mode?

• Comical and playful

• Sad and melancholic

• Energetic and lively

• Mysterious and exotic

What is the unique feature of the Mixolydian mode?

• It is a major mode

• It begins with a step of a half tone

• It has a raised fourth note

• It has a lowered seventh note