Studied by 2 peopleTransposition in music occurs when
________ a melody or piece is played or sung higher or lower than the original.
Mediant
________- three notes UP from the tonic, midway between the tonic and dominant.
Submediant
________- three notes DOWN from the tonic, counting the tonic as the eighth note of the scale.
The tetrachord pattern that is used in the major scale is
a whole step, whole step, followed by a half step.
The transposed melody will sound
"the same "as the original because the relationship between the pitches is the same.
The six enharmonic keys are
B and Cb, F and Gb, and C and Db.
Transposition may be accomplished by
using the scale degree number or solfège symbol of the original scale of the melody.
Dominant
five notes UP from the tonic, counting the tonic as 1
Subdominant
note below the dominant
Leading tone
the seventh note of the scale, LEADS to the tonic; may be referred to as a tendency tone
Supertonic
note ABOVE the tonic
TENDENCY TONE
Notes in a scale or chord that "tend" to lead to up or down to another note; for example, the leading tone "leads" up to the tonic
Elements of the major scale: Has eight
diatonic notes (adjacent letter names)
Elements of the major scale: Spans
one octave, beginning and ending with the same letter name
Elements of the major scale: Lowest note gives
the scale its name
Elements of the major scale: Consists of
two tetrachords
Elements of the major scale: Has adjacent notes which are
whole steps except for half steps between 3 and 4 and between 7 and 8
This pattern may begin on any note; when one changes the starting pitch while keeping the same arrangement of whole and half steps,
this is called transposition.
The major scale developed from
the modal system of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Along with the minor scale, these scales are the foundation for
Western harmony and our study of intervals and chords
Use sharps or flats
exclusively in a major scale
Each of the seven notes of a scale is
given a name called a scale degree name.
Scale degree names are the same for every scale regardless of
the letter name of the scale or the octave placement of the notes
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