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Music Theory: Scales and Keys

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accidental
adjective
indicating sharps, flats, or naturals
aeolian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented by white keys on a keyboard with ascending scale from A to A
ascending
noun
series of increasing notes and pitches
chromaticism
noun
sharpening or flattening of notes in chords and harmonic progressions
descending
noun
series of decreasing notes and pitches
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diatonic
adjective
scales that contain five whole tones, two semitones as the major, minor, certain modal scales
dominant
adjective
fifth tone of a diatonic scale
dorian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard by an ascending scale from D to D
harmonic minor
noun
sharpening the 7th degree of the minor scale
ionian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented on the white keys by an ascending scale from C to C
leading tone
noun
seventh degree of a diatonic scale
locrian mode
noun
major scale starting on the seventh
lydian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented on the white keys by an ascending scale from F to F
major
noun
major interval, chord or scale
mediant
noun
third tone found in a diatonic musical scale, decides the major or minor character of a tonic chord
melodic minor
noun
musical scale with sharpened notes when played in both descending and ascending order
minor
adjective
smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding major interval
mixolydian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented on the white keys by an ascending scale from G to G
modality
noun
adapts to modes other than major and minor
natural minor
noun
semitone between the second, third, fifth and sixth degrees
pentatonic
adjective
relating to a pentatonic scale
phrygian mode
noun
authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard by an ascending scale from E to E
subdominant
noun
fourth tone of a diatonic scale, immediately below the dominant
submediant
noun
sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic
supertonic
noun
second tone of a diatonic scale, immediately above the tonic
tetra chord
noun
diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth
tonal
adjective
not having the same melodic intervals as the subject, so as to remain in the original key
tonality
noun
sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system
tonic
noun
first degree of the scale
whole tone scale
noun
scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp, C

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