Scale

Tetrachords: group of 4 sounds. 2 tetrachords compound a diatonic scale

Hierarchical
The most important element of the scale is the tonic

Diatonic scale: scale of the tonic

C Major Scale

c minor natural scale

& ∑ œ œ œ œ œ ∑ œ bœ bœ œ ∑
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ
tonic T T ST T T T ST T ST T T ST T T

Major Tetrachord Major Tetrachord minor Tetrachord Phrygian Tetrachord

2 1
#œ #œ œ
8 1 2 st
œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ
œ œ œ bœ œ

Harmonic tetrachord
Configuration: ST,T1/2, ST
There is an inter val of 2nd
augmented between the second and
third note of the tetrachord

Natural minor scale melodic minor scale Harmonic minor scale

T. minor T phrygian T minor T Major T minor st
14
b œ œ b œ bœbœ b œ œ œ œbœ b œ œ b œ œbœ
2au
b œ b œ b œ
& bœ œ ∑ bœ œ st ∑ bœ œ