‹ Grade 8 Music Theory
20th-century techniques
An introduction to the sounds of the 20th century: the modes, whole-tone, pentatonic and octatonic scales, added-note, quartal and cluster chords, bitonality and note rows.
Start: The modes About 12 min
Lessons
Practise and test
By the end you can
Name the church modes Name whole-tone, pentatonic, octatonic and chromatic scales Name added-note, quartal, whole-tone and cluster chords Recognise bitonality Name the forms of a note row Specifications Brainlag 20th-century techniques
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Brainlag's own Grade 8 level course, not an exam board's syllabus. Every example and question is original. Results are Brainlag estimates.
