AP Music Theory:: Unit 8 - Modes Form

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*Ionian (Major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian (Natural Minor), Locrian.*

**A)** Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
**B)** Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Chromatic
**C)** Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant
**D)** Binary, Ternary, Rondo, Sonata, Theme

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*The standard Major scale: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 (W-W-H-W-W-W-H), characterized by major third and major seventh.*

**A)** Ionian Mode (Major Scale)
**B)** Lydian Mode
**C)** Mixolydian Mode
**D)** Dorian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*A natural minor scale with a RAISED sixth scale degree (1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7), e.g., D to D on white keys ('Scarborough Fair').*

**A)** Dorian Mode (Minor with raised ^6)
**B)** Aeolian Mode
**C)** Phrygian Mode
**D)** Locrian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*A natural minor scale with a LOWERED second scale degree (1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7), e.g., E to E on white keys (characteristic Spanish/flamenco color).*

**A)** Phrygian Mode (Minor with lowered b^2)
**B)** Dorian Mode
**C)** Locrian Mode
**D)** Aeolian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*A major scale with a RAISED fourth scale degree (1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7), e.g., F to F on white keys (dreamy, floating, cinematic brightness).*

**A)** Lydian Mode (Major with raised #^4)
**B)** Ionian Mode
**C)** Mixolydian Mode
**D)** Locrian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*A major scale with a LOWERED seventh scale degree (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7), e.g., G to G on white keys (dominant/blues/rock mode).*

**A)** Mixolydian Mode (Major with lowered b^7)
**B)** Ionian Mode
**C)** Lydian Mode
**D)** Dorian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*The standard Natural Minor scale: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 (A to A on white keys).*

**A)** Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor)
**B)** Dorian Mode
**C)** Phrygian Mode
**D)** Locrian Mode

Which musical mode, formal architecture, 20th-century technique, or structural design is described below?

*A minor scale with lowered second and lowered fifth (1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7), e.g., B to B on white keys; unstable due to its diminished tonic triad.*

**A)** Locrian Mode (Diminished tonic with b^2 and b^5)
**B)** Phrygian Mode
**C)** Dorian Mode
**D)** Aeolian Mode