Week 2 Home Learning

In a B Major scale, which note is the Tonic (Keynote)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What is the difference between Major and Minor Pentatonic steps? Explain it using the Circle of Fifths.

Answer explanation

The Major pentatonic moves around the red circle only Whereas, the Minor Pentatonic goes red blue red blue around the circle.

What is the name of the standard scale when every note is played in sequence, regardless as to whether or not it is minor or major?

Remembering that a musical question is answered by an Answering Phrase, What happens to a piece of music to suggest that a question is being asked?

• Does down

• Rising Inflection

• It stays the same

• Decreasing Inflection

• Goes up

What is the term when there is a lack of harmony in the music?

What is the name for playing notes of a scale not in the linear progression for instance CGDA instead of CDEF?

What are the 5 notes in a Pentatonic scale?

• CDEFG

• CDEGA

• CABDE

• CABFE

• CGBED

What is the name of the notes that come between two Pentatonic notes?

Show me a E base chord.

Answer explanation

Start with E then its every other white note

What are the three names for rapidly moving between two notes?

• Decoration

• Power chord

• Ornamentation

• Trill

• Fanfare