4.+Chapter

Terms thanks to Matt Bolman!!!

Aeolian: A scale starting on the sixth degree of a major scale (natural minor; A Aeolian= C major starting on A) Dorian: A scale starting on the second degree of the major scale Harmonic Minor- The natural minor scale with a raised 7th scale degree Ionian- The major scale Locrian- scale starting on scale degree 7 on the major scale Lydian- Scale starting on the 4th scale degree of the major scale Melodic minor- Natural minor scale with the 6th and 7th scale degrees raised by a half step going up, and lowered by a half step coming down. Minor Pentatonic- a five note subset of the diatonic collection that features the minor key scale degrees 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Mixolydian- A mode starting on the fifth note of the major scale Modal Scale Degree- the scale degrees that differ between major and natural minor scales: 3, 6, and 7 Mode- Rotation of the major or natural minor scale Natural minor- same as the Aeolian mode, major scale starting on the 6th scale degree. Parallel minor- The minor scale that starts on the same note as the major scale (C major, C parallel minor) Phrygian- A mode starting on the third scale degree of the major scale Raised submediant- raised 6th in the melodic minor scale Relative major- the major scale containing the same notes as its natural minor scale (C is the relative major scale of A natural minor) Relative minor- The major scale rotation beginning on the sixth note of the major scale Subtonic- scale degree 7 of the natural minor scale (whole step below tonic)