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Mediant Scale Degree

From “The Mediant: The 3rd Third Scale Degree¨ in Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers

The third scale degree is also called the Mediant, primarily because it is half way between the root and the fifth. The mediant becomes an extremely powerful note when we are distinguishing between major and minor scales.

So, for example, for the C Major scale, the third scale degree would be E:

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bibliography

• “The Mediant: The 3rd Third Scale Degree.” In Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers: The Producer’s Guide to Harmony, Chord Progressions, and Song Structure in the MIDI Grid., 1st ed., 61. Minneapolis, MN: Slam Academy, 2018.