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Chloeellawright

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What is a blue note?
 
 

a. the smallest musical interval in the Western major or minor scale; the distance between any two adjacent keys
  on the piano
  b. a pattern of pitches forming the chromatic scale
  c. a discordant mingling of sounds
  d. a note that conveys the idea lament or mourning in a melody
  e. the three notes in African-American folk music that are typically altered for expressive purposes



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What is a blues scale?
 
 

a. a five-note scale found often in folk music and non-Western music
  b. a seven-note scale in which the third, fifth, and seventh pitches are sometimes flat, sometimes natural, and
  sometimes in between
  c. a six-note scale wherein each pitch is a whole tone away from the next
  d. a musical process in which all of the scales move in the same direction, and at the same intervals, for a period
  of time
  e. a seven-note scale that suggests melancholy emotions




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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: e

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b



Chloeellawright

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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