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| distance between two notes |
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| the distance from one note to another in terms of scale degrees |
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| the difference between the whole-step second and the half-step second (measurement of semitone content in interval) |
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| major second – two 1/2 steps |
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| major third- two wholes steps |
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| minor third- one and a 1/2 whole steps |
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| music that uses predominantly the tones of a given scale and is organized around the tonic pitch |
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| example: music that uses the G-major scale is in the key of G major |
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| first scale degree, pitch toward which all pitches gravitate |
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| consists of the tonic ( first scale degree), the dominant (fifth scale degree), and the mediant (third scale degree) |
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