Listen to the sound files and fill in the gaps with the missing word. Read the information aloud till you can pronounce correctly.
1- A scale is a series of ascending or descending consecutive notes whose length starts on a note and finishes on its octave.
2- Each note in a scale is called a degree . Scales are named after the first note, also called first degree or tonic . Each degree has a specific role and it is represented by a Roman numeral.nished 5th interval.
3- Mediant or Modal degree is important because if the tonic (I) is two whole tones away from the mediant (III), the scale is major
4- If the chord is made up of three notes, placed at three intervals distance, it is called triad . A triad is formed by the root : the basic note on which the other notes are stacked; the third is the note or pitch placed three steps above the root; and the fifth: the note placed five steps away from the root, counting the root itself.
5-The 3/8 time signature means that each bar contains three beats, and the quaver gets one beat . It is a simple triple meter. It is similar to 3/4 but 3/8 gives a sense of speed as the beat unit is a quaver and not a crotchet as in 3/4 time signature.