Music Theory Unit 1

What is the formula used to construct a major scale?

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• WWHWHWWH

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• WWHWWWH

How many scale degrees can you find inside the major scale?

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 5

What is the 7th scale degree called in a major scale?

• Tonic

• Subtonic

• Leading Tone

• Mediant

What is the 5th scale degree of a major scale called?

• Leading Tone

• Dominant

• Subdominant

• Supertonic

True or false.

The first six scale degrees stay the same in both major and minor forms?

• True

• False

What is the 2nd scale degree called?

• Supertonic

• Mediant

• Dominant

• Subtonic

The 3rd scale degree is known as the

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What is the scale degree number for the submediant?

• 4th

• 3rd

• 6th

• 7th

What scale degrees are removed to form the pentatonic scale?

• 4th and 7th

• 1st and 3rd

• 7th and 8th

• 4th and 5th

What scale degrees are used to form the pentatonic scale?

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 1st.

• 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 1st.

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 1st.