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Elements of Music and Notation
Quick questions on Pitch, scales and keys explained: N(A)-Level Music
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What is building a major scale?Show answer
A major scale uses this fixed pattern of steps from the home note upward:
What is building a minor scale?Show answer
A natural minor scale uses a different pattern:
What is q1?Show answer
Write the pattern of tones and semitones for a major scale. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Name the home note of a scale and state its degree number. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain which scale degree decides whether a key sounds major or minor, and how. [3 marks]
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