What is the chromatic scale?

The twelve pitches on an octave

What pattern/sequence does a major scale follow?

whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole, ⊔-⊔-∨-⊔-⊔-⊔-∨

Define a scale with blues inflections

A scale with elements of both major and minor scales

What features does a minor scale have?

a lower third scale degree, the interval from the tonic to the third pitch is a minor third

What are enharmonic pitches?

Two different names for the same piano key

What's the difference between the natural minor and the harmonic minor?

The harmonic minor has a pull, the 7th scale degree is raised by half

What are the two restrictions for a major scale? Pick two answers.

A major scale should consist of major and minor seconds, You must use seven letters for seven pitches

A succession of whole and half steps, A succession of major 2nds and minor 2nds

How many patterns do pitches fall into?

4, 1 major and 3 varieties of minors

What's the difference between a harmonic interval and a melodic interval? Pick two answers.

Melodic is when two pitches occur in succession, Harmonic is when two pitches occur simultaneously

Why do we need the harmonic and melodic minor?

We need a sense of upward motion to the higher tonic and a pull down on 5th

What are/is an interval?

The distance between any two pitches

Which two are relative major and minor scales?

C natural minor and E flat major

What are the 3 variations of minor scale? Pick 3 answers

harmonic, melodic, natural or pure

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Academic Decathlon 2020-2021 Music during the Cold War Basic Elements of Music Theory Part 2 From: Overtones and Partials to Minor Scales and Blues Inflections

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1
What is the chromatic scale?
The seven pitches on an octave
The twelve pitches on an octave
The distance btw two consecutive pitches
The five pitches on an octave
2
How many pitches are in a diatonic scale?
5
1
7
4
3
What is the name of the 5th scale degree on a diatonic scale?
The leading tone
The Sound of Music's Deer repeats itself
The tonic pitch
The dominant pitch
4
What pattern/sequence does a major scale follow?
whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole
⊔-v-⊔-⊔-v-⊔-⊔
whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole
⊔-⊔-∨-⊔-⊔-⊔-∨
5
Define a scale with blues inflections
A scale with 3 and 7 is normal/major
A scale where the 5th scale degree is lowered somehow
A scale with 3 and 7 is lower/minor
A scale with elements of both major and minor scales
6
What features does a minor scale have?
A pull
A major third
a lower third scale degree
the interval from the tonic to the third pitch is a minor third
7
What are enharmonic pitches?
The sharp (meaning raised) and flat (meaning lower)
A half step or a semitone
Two different names for the same piano key
The black keys and sometimes the white keys
8
What's the difference between the natural minor and the harmonic minor?
The harmonic minor just needed a major scale upward pull. Like cmon
The melodic minor has 6th and 7th scale degree raised by half ascending
The harmonic minor has a pull, the 7th scale degree is raised by half
The natural minor just needed a major scale upward pull. Like cmon
9
What are the two restrictions for a major scale? Pick two answers.
Interval be made smaller by an accidental, making it diminished
A major scale should consist of major and minor seconds
You must use two of the same letter for the pitches (Gb and G natural for G
You must use seven letters for seven pitches
10
What is a scale?
A succession of whole and half steps
A scale to skip over some intermediate half steps
A pattern of square and v brackets
A succession of major 2nds and minor 2nds
11
How many patterns do pitches fall into?
4, 1 major and 3 varieties of minors
3, 3 varieties of minors only
4, 3 varieties of majors and 1 minor
1, just one major
12
What's the difference between a harmonic interval and a melodic interval? Pick two answers.
Melodic is when two pitches occur in succession
Harmonic is when two pitches occur simultaneously
Melodic is when two pitches occur simultaneously
Harmonic is when two pitches occur in succession
13
Why do we need the harmonic and melodic minor?
We need a sense of upward motion to the higher tonic and a pull down on 5th
We need to raise it a half step as it ascends and restore it as it descends
Cause the feels, saves you from Transcendental Etude and gets you a boy <3
It creates a major scale upwards pull so the major and minor scale are same
14
After 1750, what system of tuning became dominant?
The twelve pitch chromatic scaled tuning
The Equal temperament tuning
The 12 equal parts tuning
The dominant tuning system
15
What are/is an interval?
The distance between two octaves plus m2
The distances using the terms by alphabetical letters
The distance between any two pitches
The distances measured in half steps
16
Which two are relative major and minor scales?
parallel major and minor scales
same pitches, different tonics
same tonic pitch
C natural minor and E flat major
17
What are the 3 variations of minor scale? Pick 3 answers
harmonic
melodic
natural or pure
diminished

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