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Unit 3: Performance and music language
Quick questions on Intervals, scales and modes in VCE Music
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What are naming intervals?Show answer
Every interval has two parts: a number and a quality. The number counts the letter names from the lower to the upper note inclusive, so C up to E is a third because you count C, D, E. The quality is fixed by counting semitones.
What are the diatonic modes?Show answer
The seven diatonic modes are the scales you get by starting the white-note collection on each successive degree. Each mode is a rotation of the major scale, so they all contain the same notes but a different tonic, which shifts where the semitones fall and changes the character.
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