Chapter 5

What is the whole (W) and half (H) step pattern for a major scale?

• W W H W W W H

• W W H W W H

• H H W H W H

• W H W W H W W

Diatonic scales:

• are chromatic scales.

• are built of half steps only.

• are built of whole steps only.

• include the major scale.

The beginning tone of the scale is the:

• diatonic.

• tonic.

• subtonic.

• dominant.

Transposing a melody means:

• making it chromatic.

• changing its meter.

• writing it in a different key.

• all of the above.

Given that the key is C major, give the correct scale degree for each note. Irving Berlin, “Always,” mm. 33-36

• ^1 ^2 ^4 ^5 | ^6 | ^1 ^6

• ^1 ^2 ^3 ^5 | ^6 | ^1 ^6

• ^5 ^6 ^1 ^2 | ^3 | ^5 ^3

• ^5 ^6 ^1 ^2 | ^3 | ^4 ^3

Look at the second full measure of the excerpt below. Given that the key is G major, give the correct scale degree for each note of that measure. Don McLean, “American Pie,” mm. 1-3

• ^4 ^2 ^4 ^4 ^2 ^1 ^7 ^6

• ^4 ^2 ^4 ^3 ^2 ^1 ^7

• ^7 ^5 ^7 ^7 ^6 ^5 ^4 ^3

• ^7 ^5 ^7 ^7 ^5 ^4 ^3 ^2

The tonic is:

• ^5.

• the “tone” on which the scale is built.

• a solfège name.

• only found in major keys.

^7 is the:

• tonic.

• dominant.

• submediant.

• leading tone.

^4 is the:

• subdominant.

• dominant.

• tonic.

• submediant.

^5 is the:

• tonic.

• dominant.

• subdominant.

• submediant.