Music A-Level
Scale construction
What Scale construction means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Scale construction
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Built by adding a flattened 5th (or sharpened 4th) to the minor pentatonic scale, giving the degrees 1st, minor 3rd, 4th, flattened 5th, 5th and minor 7th.
Topics that use Scale construction
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 13th chord
- A cappella
- added sixth chord
- Articulation
- Articulation and playing techniques
- Backbeat
- Belting
- Blue note
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