Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture

What term describes a non-harmonic tone that precedes a harmonic tone, holds through its resolution as part of another chord, then falls to an expected resolving note?

In analyzing a piece that shifts between blues and bebop styles, what scalar difference should one primarily look for?

How might altering a piece composed in Mixolydian mode primarily influence its harmonic structure when played with accompaniment?

If one were to compose a melody in the Phrygian dominant scale, which of the following intervals from the tonic would be characteristic and essential to include?

What is characteristic of a Phrygian dominant scale starting on D?

If a piece in the Phrygian mode begins on an E and prominently features a half-step between the first and second scale degrees, which note would typically be raised to form a leading tone when modulating to the relative major?

In jazz harmony, which altered version of a diatonic seven-note scale would likely feature both flattened sevenths and sharpened fourths?

Which scale is commonly known for its use in jazz and blues music?

In constructing a line using whole-tone scales over two octaves ascending from A natural, which note would not appear?

What type of scale is used in much of traditional Japanese music?