intermediate lessons

Names of scale degrees :
Each degree of major and minor scale (1st,2nd,3rd, 4th etc) its position in the scale, the important note is naturally the one on which the scale based.

1.  Tonic (the 1st degree)
2. supertonic(2nd)
3. Mediant (3rd)
4. subdominant(4th)
5. dominant (5th)
6. submediant (6th)
7. leading note (7th)
8. tonic (8th)

for example :4th degree is called the subdominant