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Scales and Key Signatures
This category is about major, minor and other musical scales, and keys and key signatures in musical notation. All questions should relate to forms and construction of scales, and key signatures within these forms.
2,369 Questions
Are The chants of the church used only the major and minor scale patterns found in later music?
No. As a matter of fact the traditional Christian chants (known as Gregorian Chant) happened mostly from the 5th to 13th centuries, before the major/minor system had even been developed. So, the melodies use different MODES... not scales. We have similar modes today that are used by jazz musicians like the Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian modes, which can be looked at as rotations of the major scale. (ex. the Dorian mode is the Major scale starting on "re", the Phrygian mode is the scale starting on "mi")
Back then, they had similar modes with various names. If we compare them to our present major/minor system we find that most of those melodies use the darker modes (more minor-ish modes) like the Phrygian and Hyper-Locrian. The more earlier chants were written with 6 note "scales" called HEXACHORDS, which were basically 6 note modes (mostly with a minorish feel, as well).
The major/minor system didn't start influencing music until the 14th to 15th centuries, by which time polyphony was being developed and writing unison plainsong chants had mostly died out. This led to the development of harmony in the 16th century which is when the Major and Minor scales and keys took over.
What is the mediant for f sharp of the major scale?
The mediant of any major scale is the note that is a third above the tonic (root) of the scale. In the key of F sharp major, the tonic is F sharp, so the mediant would be A sharp.
How many tones in a major scale?
Let's do C major. C D E F G A B. So there are 7. If you count the octave (C), then 8. This is the same with any major scale.
How can you tell the difference between a key signature in major or minor?
In a major piece, it will sound much more livelier, but in a minor key, it will sound more sadder.
like in the piece: Notturno, by Grieg, it is in a minor key, therefore it sounds much more sadder than the piece: Le Petit Negre, by Debussy.
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The major key to evaluating a food is to?
judge its appropriate role in the context of all other food choices
How do you find out whose signature is on a baseball if you can't read the signature?
How do you type music symbols?
bark like a dog, clap three times, spin around and punch the floor then finally throw your phone at a sheet of music. If this doesnt work. you are stupid
Why are skis flat at the bottom with a sharp edge in the front?
According to Wikipedia: Some racers in the high speed skiing disciplines (Giant Slalom, Super Giant Slalom, downhill, speed skiing) use curved poles that are bent to shape around their bodies while they are in a tuck position, in order to minimize air drag.
What is the correct pattern of whole steps and half steps of major scale?
The correct pattern for a major scale is WWh , WWWh .
An octave scale... is any scale covering eight notes. For example, the Scale of C consists of the notes C,D,E,F,G,A,B & C. The scale of F is F,G,A,A#,C,D,E & F
