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Ionian mode: W-W-H-W-W-W-H. What scale is this?
Major scale.
Dorian mode: Describe its sound.
Minor with a raised 6th.
Phrygian mode: Describe its sound.
Minor with a lowered 2nd.
Lydian mode: Describe its sound.
Major with a raised 4th.
Mixolydian mode: Describe its sound.
Major with a lowered 7th.
Aeolian mode: W-H-W-W-H-W-W. What scale is this?
Natural minor scale.
Locrian mode: Describe its sound.
Lowered 2nd and 5th.
What is the interval difference between Ionian and Lydian?
Lydian has a raised 4th.
What is the interval difference between Ionian and Mixolydian?
Mixolydian has a lowered 7th.
What is the interval difference between Aeolian and Dorian?
Dorian has a raised 6th.
What is the relationship between phrases in a parallel period?
Phrases are similar in melodic or rhythmic content.
What is the relationship between phrases in a contrasting period?
Phrases are different in melodic or rhythmic content.
What happens in a modulating period?
The second phrase modulates to a new key.
What is the characteristic of an asymmetrical period?
Phrases are of unequal length.
Describe a double period.
Four phrases in two pairs (antecedent and consequent); the final cadence is the most conclusive.
What is the function of the exposition in instrumental music?
Introduces the main themes.
What is the function of a bridge in choral music?
A transition before the final chorus, often with new musical ideas.
What is the function of a coda?
Brings the piece to a close.
What is an 'a a' phrase relationship?
Two identical phrases.
What is an 'a b' phrase relationship?
Two contrasting phrases.
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Ionian mode?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Dorian mode?
W-H-W-W-W-H-W
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Phrygian mode?
H-W-W-W-H-W-W
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Lydian mode?
W-W-W-H-W-W-W
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Mixolydian mode?
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Aeolian mode?
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
What is the pattern of whole and half steps in Locrian mode?
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
Which mode is the same as the major scale?
Ionian
Which mode is the same as the natural minor scale?
Aeolian
Which mode has a lowered 2nd and 5th?
Locrian