Listening minor
Tones in an ascending or descending order that presents the pitches of a key.
Musical Scale
The whole and half step order of the minor scale.
W 1/2 W W 1/2 W W
The whole and half step order of the Major scale.
W W 1/2 W W W 1/2
Musical scale with five notes per octave.
Pentatonic Scale
The order of flats in the key signature.
B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭ F♭
Defines the relationship of tones with a common center of tonic.
Key
Build a g minor scale.
g a b flat c d e flat f g
Build an A flat Major scale.
A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
A scale consisting entirely of the intervals of a whole step, with no half steps.
Whole Tone Scale
The order of sharps in the key signature.
F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯ B♯
Sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a piece to show the key.
Key Signature
Build a c♯ minor scale.
c♯ d♯ e f♯ g♯ a b c♯
Characteristics of the Major scale.
Made up of seven notes; happy and bright tone.
Eight note scale; made up of alternating whole and half steps.
Octatonic Scale
1. Raises the pitch by a 1/2 step.
2. Lowers the pitch by a 1/2 step.
1. Sharp (♯)
2. Flat (♭)
An interval spanning seven diatonic degrees, eleven semitones.
Octave
Three types of minor scales.
Natural minor
Harmonic minor
Melodic minor
Build a C♯ Major scale.
C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯
Black key scale, consisting of no half steps.
Anhemitonic Scale
The key signature that has five sharps and what sharps make up that key.
B Major
F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯
A mark placed before a note which indicates that the previously understood pitch of the note should be altered by one or two half steps.
Accidental
Build an e flat minor scale.
e♭ f g♭ a♭ b♭ c♭ d♭ e♭
Build a G flat Major scale.
G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭
A scale that covers all 12 of the available pitches.
Chromatic Scale
The note is unaltered, cancels out a sharp or flat.
Natural (♮)