Finals Review Pt I

What is a major scale?

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  A scale used in jazz music that uses 2-tone steps

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  A scale with only three notes that uses half steps only

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  A scale with 8 notes that uses half and whole steps

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  A scale with twelve notes that uses whole steps only

What is the formula to make a major scale?

• whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half

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  whole, half, whole, half, whole, half, whole

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  whole, whole, whole, half, half, half, half

• half, half, whole, half, half, whole, whole

What is a key signature in music?

• A key signature in music indicates the key of the piece and the notes that are sharped or flatted throughout the piece.

• A key signature in music indicates the tempo of the piece

• A key signature in music indicates the volume of the piece

• A key signature in music indicates the time signature of the piece

What is a whole step in music?

• Equivalent to two half steps; distance between 2 white or 2 black keys

• Equivalent to three half steps; the distance between three keys

• Equivalent to one half step; distance between 1 key and the next

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  Equivalent to four half steps; the distance between 4 keys

What is a half step?

• the distance between one key and the next uo

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  the distance between octaves

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  the distance between one white key and the next

• none of the above

How many pitches are in a scale?

• 12
• 10
• 5
• 8

The natural minor scale uses a what?

• FORMULA

• STAFF

• NOTES

• CLEF

What is the formula for the natural minor scale?

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  WHW WHWW

• WWH WWWH

• WWW WWHH

• HHW WHWH

Method I: Using the Charts

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  None

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  Looking on the piano, count down three keys from starting note and copy the relative major key signature over.

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  Looking at the piano, count up three keys from the starting note and copy the relative major key signature.

• Looking on the piano chart, you find the final note of the scale and lower all notes.

What clefs are in the grand staff?

• Treble clef and bass clef
• Soprano clef and mezzo-soprano clef
• Alto clef and tenor clef
• Baritone clef and contrabass clef