SECOND QUARTER

MELODY

LESSON 2: MAJOR SCALES

INTRODUCTION

Do you know someone who composes music? How do you think a person is
able to write or create beautiful music?
Composers make music by combining notes in a scale. A scale is a series of
tones arranged from lowest to highest or from highest to lowest. Do you know that the
C major is the standard key used in music from which all the major keys are derived
their pitch?
In this lesson, you will particularly study about the major scales.

Objective
Content Standards: demonstrates the concept of melody by using
intervals in major scales and in the minor scales

Performance Standards: applies learned concepts of melody and other

elements to composition and performance

Learning Competencies
Demonstrates the ability to sing, read, and write simple musical
notations in the: Key of G Major, Key of G Major and Key of F Major
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Analyzes the melodic patterns of songs in C Major, G major, and F

Major keys MU6ME-IIa-2

Sings and plays solo or with group, melodies/songs in C Major, G

Major, and F Major MU6ME-IIa-3

Creates simple melodies in C Major, G Major, and F Major scales

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Sings self-composed melodies in C Major, G major, and F Major keys

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LET’S RECALL
Tell whether the interval is prime, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or
octave. Write your answer on the line.

LET’S UNDERSTAND
A series of notes arranged in ascending and descending manner is called a scale. This
is where simple or complicated melodies are formed. Look at the example below.
C MAJOR SCALE
Learn how to build the scale of C Major following the correct pattern of Whole Step
(WS) and Half Step (HS). The C Major scale follows a specific interval pattern of WS-WS-
HS-WS-WS-WS-HS.

Here is how the C Major scale is played on the piano or keyboard.

G MAJOR SCALE
The G major has one sharp (#) which is written on the fifth line with the pattern WS-
WS-HS-WS-WS-WS-HS. Remember that sharp (#) raises a note by half step and flat (b)
lowers a note behalf step. Notice how a G Major scale uses a sharp (#) in order to maintain a
correct interval pattern of a major scale.
 Here is how the G Major scale is played on the piano or keyboard.

F MAJOR SCALE
The F Major is a key signature that has one flat (b) written on the third line of the
staff. The home tone do is located in the first space of the staff which is called the F space.
Look at how the scale of F Major is built on the staff.
LET’S APPLY
Listen to your teacher as he or she plays the song “Pamulinawen” Note that in a C
Major scale, all notes are played on the white keys of the keyboard or piano and no sharps
and flats used to construct it.

Sing the song “Ode to Joy.” Note that in a F Major scale, the third line has a flat
(b) sign. This indicates that the note B is lowered by a half step all throughout the piece.
LET’S EVALUATE
1. Complete the C Major Scale on the staff. Label each note by writing the syllable
name and its corresponding pitch name. Write your answer on the line.

C E A C
re fa la

2. Using do, construct the scale of G major on the staff and be sure to place the
sharp (#) on its correct position.

G _

3. Construct the scale of F major on the staff and be sure to place the flat (b) on its
correct position.

F
LET’S CREATE
Construct the following scales.

1. C Major

2. G Major

3. F Major