Question

In 3-5 sentences, explain the most likely origin of scales and why different countries/cultures base their music on different scales

Answer 1

In music theory, a scale is any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch. A scale ordered by increasing pitch is an ascending scale, and a scale ordered by decreasing pitch is a descending scale. Some scales contain different pitches when ascending than when descending, for example, the melodic minor scale.