Scales, Keys, and Modes

What is the difference between tonality and modality?

• Tonality is all about what the note is centered on and modality the pieces’ feel

• Tonality is centering around the note in the given key, and modality is following the mode

• Tonality is all about organizing around a key note and modality is all about the scale type in whole and half steps

• Tonality is centering around the mode, and Modality is the scale quality given by the key

What is a natural minor scale centered around?

• La or 6th scale degree

• Ti or 7th scale degree

• Mi or 3rd scale degree

• So or 5th scale degree

How do we make a natural minor scale a melodic scale?

• Raise the 7th ascending and descending

• Raise the 6th and 7th ascending and then flat them descending

• Raise the 6th ascending and descending

• Raise the 6th ascending and flat descending

How do you make a natural minor scale become a harmonic minor?

• Raise the 6th or 7th- you get to choose

• Raise the 6th and 7th scale degree

• Raise the 6th scale degree

• Raise the 7th scale degree

What is another name for the natural minor scale?

• Ionian mode

• Aeolian mode

• Dorian mode

• Phrygian mode

What is another name for the Major Scale?

• Mixolydian mode

• Aeolian mode

• Ionian

• Lydian mode

What is a Locrian Mode?

• Flat the 2nd scale degree

• Sharp the fourth scale degree

• Flat the 2nd and 5th scale degree

• Flat the 7th scale degree

What is a Mixolydian Mode?

• Sharp the 6th scale degree

• Sharp the fourth scale degree

• Flat the 2nd and 5th scale degree

• Flat the 7th scale degree

What is a Phrygian mode?

• Sharp the 6th scale degree

• Flat the 2nd scale degree

• Flat the 2nd and 5th scale degree

• Flat the 7th scale degree

What is a Lydian mode?

• Sharp the 6th scale degree

• Flat the 2nd scale degree

• Sharp the 4th scale degree

• Flat the 7th scale degree