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Unit 8: Modes and Form

AP Music Theory — Note Packet

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Key Terms

Pentatonic Scale

A ________-note scale, often found in folk music, created by removing the 4th and 7th degrees from a major scale.

Whole-Tone Scale

A symmetrical scale made entirely of ________ steps, creating a dreamy, ethereal, or suspended sound.

Octatonic Scale

An eight-note, symmetrical scale that alternates ________ steps and ________ steps, often used to create tension or mystery.

Modes

Different "flavors" of a diatonic scale, created by starting the same set of notes on a different ________, giving each a unique characteristic interval.

Dorian Mode

A minor-sounding mode with a raised ________ degree, often described as jazzy or bluesy.

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