Summary CBMT Exam Study Guide--Music Theory

Music Theory
Cadences
●​ Imperfect Cadence
○​ I, ii, or IV - V
●​ Perfect Cadence (Authentic)
○​ V - I
●​ Half Cadence
○​ I - V
●​ Plagal Cadence
○​ IV - I (hymns)
●​ Deceptive Cadence
○​ V - vi

Scale Degree Names
I—Tonic

II—Supertonic

III—Mediant

IV—Subdominant

V—Dominant

VI—Submediant

VII—Leading Tone

Scales

Natural Minor Scale

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Harmonic Minor Scale

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Melodic Minor Scale

, ●​ Ascending: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
●​ Descending: b7 b6 5 4 b3 2 1

Major Pentatonic Scale

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Minor Pentatonic Scale

1 b3 4 5 b7

Major Blues Scale

1 2 b3 3 4 5 6

Minor Blues Scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

12-Bar Blues Progression

IIII

IV IV I I

V IV I I (or V)


Modes
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●​ Ionian
○​ Major scale
●​ Dorian
○​ Flat 3, flat 7
○​ Natural minor scale with a raised 6
●​ Phrygian
○​ Natural minor scale with a flat 2
●​ Lydian
○​ Major scale with a sharp 4
●​ Mixolydian
○​ Major scale with a flat 7
●​ Aeolian
○​ Natural minor scale
●​ Locrian
○​ Flat everything except 1 and 4