Degrees of the Scale

Scale Degrees

system used to name the notes on the scale

• Numbered using Roman Numerals (I - VIII)

Tonic (I)

First note in the scale

Dominant (V)

• Right hand of the tonic

• Solid resolution

Mediant (III)

• The note that determines whether its major or minor

Subdominant (IV)

The note before the dominant

Supertonic (II)

After the tonic

Submediant

The middle of the 4th and the 8th

Leading Tone

The note before the tonic (major, harmonic, melodic)

• half-step

Subtonic

note before the tonic (natural minor)

• Whole step

Create the scale

The first step of identify pitch based on the scale degree

Find the accidentals

2nd step of identifying the pitch based on the scale degree

Count notes and name it

Last step on identifying the pitch by scale degree

Identify the tonic

First step on identifying key based on scale degree

Find key signatures

2nd step in identifying the key based from the scale degree

Determine whether the given is apart of the scale

3rd step of identifying based from the scale degree