Understanding Scale Degrees

This video tutorial introduces the concept of scale degrees in music theory, explaining their names and functions within major and minor scales. It covers the historical context and etymology of terms like tonic, supertonic, mediant, and dominant, and provides a visual representation of these scale degrees. The video concludes with a summary of the learning points and encourages viewer engagement through likes, subscriptions, and comments.

What is the name of the first note in a scale?

• Subdominant

• Mediant

• Tonic

• Dominant

Which term refers to the importance of the fifth note above the tonic?

• Leading Tone

• Dominant

• Supertonic

• Submediant

What does the term 'mediant' signify in relation to other scale degrees?

• It is above the tonic

• It is a fifth above the tonic

• It is below the tonic

• It is in the middle of the tonic and dominant

What is the Latin prefix that means 'above'?

• Sub

• Super

• Medi

• Dom

Which scale degree is a fifth below the tonic?

• Mediant

• Supertonic

• Dominant

• Subdominant

What is the term for a note that is a half step below the tonic?

• Dominant

• Supertonic

• Leading Tone

• Submediant

In what order do the scale degrees appear in a scale?

• Tonic, Dominant, Subdominant, Mediant

• Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant, Submediant, Subtonic

• Dominant, Tonic, Submediant, Supertonic

• Subdominant, Mediant, Tonic, Dominant

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