Scales: Ordered Pitch-Class Collections

Question 1

interval patterns

Answer 1

• the spaces between two notes
• intervals are made up of whole steps and half steps
• remember your chromatic alphabet

Question 2

scales and solfege

Answer 2

• scale is a set of eight notes
• each note in the scale is called a scale degree
• you label the scale degrees using the Arabic number system 1,2,3…8

Question 3

tonic

Answer 3

• the first scale degree of the scale
• most important note in the scale
• gives you a fixture for the scale

Question 4

solfege

Answer 4

• the sounds we give to the scale degrees of the scale
• 1 is Do
• 2 is Re
• 3 is Mi
• 4 is Fa
• 5 is Sol
• 6 is La
• 7 is Ti
• 8 is also Do

Question 5

moveable Do

Answer 5

• when you use Do as the tonic of the scale regardless of what note it starts on