The octatonic scale
Alternating whole and half steps, eight notes per octave, tied to diminished seventh chords.
- Category
- Scales, keys and modes
- First taught in
- 10.2 Explore harmonic colour
- Theory cards
- The octatonic scale (Level 10)
In the lessons
1 lesson and 1 piece where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 10.2 | Explore harmonic colourClair de lune, L. 75 No. 3, Claude Debussy |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 10.2 | Altered dominants |
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