Scale I.D. Listening Quiz	Theory Things William Wieland
1. I play 6 scales chosen from the following:	2. I play 2 modes.
Chromatic — 12 tones — all ½ steps — It takes forever. Major — 7 tones — Happy — You know, do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do Major Pentatonic — 5 tones — Hollywood Chinese music (Mulan) Minor Pentatonic — 5 tones — Chinese jazz Whole Tone — 6 tones — no ½ steps — mysterious (old Twilight Zone) Blues — 6 tones — makes you want to get funky Minor — 7 tones — Sad & Dark   Natural — no altered pitches   Harmonic — ½ step on top     — piano proficiency     — Hollywood snake charmer (Aladdin)   Melodic — ascent differs from descent (6 & 7 change) Octatonic — 8 tones — alternates ½ and whole steps, or vice versa Diminished — same as Octatonic Scale Ear Training — MOST COMMON SCALES	(If necessary, review Modes made Easy.) Lydian — sounds like major until 4 Ionian — same as major Mixolydian — sounds like major until 7   — mixes major and V7 Dorian — sounds like natural minor until 6   — has a happy middle like Dory from Finding Nemo Aeolian — same as natural minor Phrygian — begins with a ½ step (That's frigid!) Locrian — 1 to 2 is a ½ step   — 1 to 5 is a d5 (That's loco!) Scale Ear Training — MODES
3. I play 2 more scales from anywhere on this page.	I will play each scale twice, one octave, hands together, ascending and descending.   1st time — eighth notes   2nd time — quarter notes
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