Submediant scale degree

The sixth scale degree is called the submediant. The term submediant shares the same source as the subdominant. The sixth scale degree is a third (mediant) below the tonic, hence the name submediant, or lower mediant.

1. What are the scale degree names?
2. Is submediant major or minor?
3. How do you degree notate scale?
4. What is mediant scale degree?

What are the scale degree names?

What are the Scale Degree Note Names?

• 1st degree – The tonic.
• 2nd degree – The supertonic.
• 3rd degree – The mediant.
• 4th degree – The subdominant.
• 5th degree – The dominant.
• 6th degree – The submediant.
• 7th degree – The leading note (or leading tone)

Is submediant major or minor?

In music, the 6th degree of a major or minor scale. In the key of C major, for instance, it is A.

How do you degree notate scale?

Scale degrees are solmization syllables notated by Arabic numerals with carets , angled brackets, above them. The first note of a scale is ^1 and the numbers ascend until the last note of a scale, which is also usually ^1 (although some instructors prefer ^8 ).

What is mediant scale degree?

In music, the mediant (Latin: to be in the middle) is the third scale degree ( ) of a diatonic scale, being the note halfway between the tonic and the dominant. In the movable do solfège system, the mediant note is sung as mi.