ABRSM: Scale Degree Names

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8 Terms

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Tonic

1st scale degree. Tonal center- the final resolution tone.

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Supertonic

2nd scale degree. One step above the tonic

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Mediant

3rd scale degree. Midway between tonic and dominant.

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Subdominant

4th scale degree. The lower dominant- the fifth tone down from the tonic, the fourth tone up from tonic.

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Dominant

5th scale degree. Its function is next in importance to the tonic.

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Submediant

6th scale degree. The lower mediant- halfway between the tonic and lower dominant(subdominant). The third tone down from the tonic(also sixth tone up from tonic)

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Leading Tone

7th Scale Degree.Strong affinity for and leads melodically to the tonic. Used when seventh tone appears a half step below the tonic, for everything but the natural minor scale

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Subtonic

7th scale degree, used only to designate the 7th degree of the natural minor scale and is a whole step below the tonic