The pentatonic scale uses 5 tones in an octave.
To determine what the seventh note (leading note) is in a minor scale, you need to determine which minor scale you are playing. The seventh note of a natural minor scale, you take the note which is a whole tone (2 notes) below your tonic (the note which is the name of your scale). Example: In A natural minor scale the leading note is G. The seventh note of a harmonic minor scale is a semitone (1 note) below your tonic note. Ex: In E harmonic minor scale, the leading note is D sharp. The seventh note of a melodic minor scale (ascending) will be a semitone below your tonic note, like your harmonic minor scale. Descending the melodic minor scale reverts to its natural state, therefore your seventh note will be a whole tone below your tonic.
The first note of a scale can go by many names. In solfeggio, it is "do;" in music theory it is usually the tonic or the root, but sometimes just "first." And of course every particular scale has its own particular note name for the first note.
Pentatonic. Penta means 5.
The first note of the major scale is the tonic.
It's the name of a note in the musical scale!
The pentatonic scale uses 5 tones in an octave.
To determine what the seventh note (leading note) is in a minor scale, you need to determine which minor scale you are playing. The seventh note of a natural minor scale, you take the note which is a whole tone (2 notes) below your tonic (the note which is the name of your scale). Example: In A natural minor scale the leading note is G. The seventh note of a harmonic minor scale is a semitone (1 note) below your tonic note. Ex: In E harmonic minor scale, the leading note is D sharp. The seventh note of a melodic minor scale (ascending) will be a semitone below your tonic note, like your harmonic minor scale. Descending the melodic minor scale reverts to its natural state, therefore your seventh note will be a whole tone below your tonic.
The first note of a scale can go by many names. In solfeggio, it is "do;" in music theory it is usually the tonic or the root, but sometimes just "first." And of course every particular scale has its own particular note name for the first note.
5
Pentatonic. Penta means 5.
The music note that represents the highest pitch in a musical scale is called "high C."
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12-tone music, where every note of the chromatic scale is played as often as every other note.
The dominant note is the 5th note in the scale. In the B Major scale, F is the dominant note.
twelve tone scale
The proper fingering for playing a piano scale in the bass clef is typically 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1, with the thumb (1) on the first note of the scale and the pinky (5) on the last note.