Music Theory from 9-11 and 12-2019

Music Theory

September 11 and 12

1. Chromatic Scale

Ascending

A             A#          B             C             C#           D             D#          E              F              F#           G             G#          A            

Descending

A             Ab          G             Gb          F              E              Eb           D             Db          C             B             Bb           A

2. Whole-Tone Scale consists entirely of whole steps. A whole step is equal to 2 half steps.

C             D             E              F#           G#          Bb           C

                                                Or

Db          Eb           F              G             A             B             Db

3. Octotonic Scale (starting with ½ step) is a scale that alternates by using a half-step followed by a whole step over and over.

C             Db          Eb           E              F#           G             A             Bb           C

                                                Or

Db          D             E              F              G             Ab          Bb           B             Db

                                                Or

D             Eb           F              Gb          Ab          A             B             C             D