Choosing Scales

C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C These letters in this order represent...

• the isles in Costco

• a secret code for Mrs. Agostini iPad

• the C Major scale

• the initials of Mrs. Agostini's favorite TV shows

People tend to hear major scales as sounding...

• "happy" or "bright"

• "dark" or "gloomy"

• "windy" or "cold"

• "scared" or "worried"

The term interval in music refers to the distance between two pitches.

• true

• false

Scales are built by adding notes at specific ___________ above the ___________ note of the scale

• addresses, website

• places, first

• times, clock

• intervals, tonic

The note that sounds like the home note in a song is called the

• bottom note

• tonic

• scale

• melody

Most songs use notes within a particular scale which is

• a collection of notes in order from low to high.

• that white stuff on the bathroom sink

• the skin of a fish

• what I use to weight myself.

"I noticed that the C minor scale lowers the notes: "

(check all that apply)

• E

• A

• B

• G

Words that describe how most people hear minor scales.

• sad, dark,

• crazy, weird

• energetic, spontaneous

• goofy, dorky

There is another type of scale, called the chromatic scale.

• It has 12 notes and all the sharps and flats.

• It has 88 notes and all the white and black keys on the piano

• It has 7 notes and does not repeat the octive

• It has 5 notes and uses the notes: do, re mi, sol, la