Week 1 Scale (Review)

Name _______________ Class _______
‘Scale’
A scale is a group of pitches and often arranged in ascending/descending pattern of whole
steps and half steps. The scale is a foundation of music. All of the world’s music is built on some
kind of musical scale.
The most familiar today is based almost entirely on two scales. These are .............................
and ............................. . Music written with this scale is called ‘Tonal music’.
Major Scale
Major Scale including of an interval pattern of five whole steps and two diatonic half steps.
The half step always occurs between ........ and ........ tones /another between ........ and ........ tones
of the scale. There are 15 different major scales: 1 natural scale, 7 flatted, 7 sharps .
The order of Sharps and flats
No. flat 7♭ 6♭ 5♭ 4♭ 3♭ 2♭ 1♭
Order
accidental
No. Sharp 1# 2# 3# 4# 5# 6# 7#
if # is on the staff we can find the key by look at the last sharp then count up half step higher.
If ♭ is on the staff we can find the key by look at one before the last flat.
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Minor Scale
There` is a simple and important relationship between major and minor keys, which always
have the same accidental (#,b). called ‘Related keys’. Both scales have same key signature but
different tonics. In fact, begin on the sixth degree of any major scale and follow note pattern for
octave, the result will always be a new, Natural minor scale. Unlike the major scales, each minor
scale has three different forms; Natural minor, Harmonic minor, and Melodic minor.
- Natural Minor, followed by the related key. the two half steps occur between 2 – 3 and
5 – 6. Which the seventh degree is a whole step below first degree called ‘subtonic’
instead of a leading tone. And it makes the tonic does not strong as a center of gravity.
- Harmonic minor, the different between natural minor and harmonic minor is that the
harmonic minor has borrows the leading tone of the parallel major scale. A pitch half
step below the tonic to replace subtonic. In technical terms, rise one half step up to
creating a real leading tone. And it makes a stronger harmony. The result of seventh
degree as a leading tone makes 6 – 7 three half steps in between. And still half step at
2 – 3 and 5 – 6.
- Melodic minor, the harmony that were create from harmonic minor also a melodic
problem. Degree between 6 – 7 were A2 (three half step). Which is difficult to sing or
play in tune. So melodic minor scale developed to avoiding A2. Ascending form, both
6 and 7 borrowed from the parallel major. Or we understand that sixth is raised one
half step. Sine the leading tone is need more often in ascending musical passage than
descending. The descending of melodic minor lowers both 6 and 7 which actually back
to natural minor. It helps to restore a minor sounding quality to the scale.
Aj. Nutteraya W.
You can use structure to find relative key
Exercise: find major and minor key.
Key signature Major minor

Four sharps
Seven flats
Two flats
One sharp
Five flats
Six sharps
Three flats
One flat
Tree sharps
Four flats
Five sharps
Seven sharps
Six flats
Two sharps
No sharp/flat
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Exercise: fill in the blanks, find relative keys.
D minor __________ Db major __________
B major __________ Gb major __________
G minor __________ D major __________
C# major __________ G# minor __________
C# minor __________ Cb Major __________
A minor __________ E minor __________
Eb major __________ Ab major __________
Bb minor __________ F# major __________
E major __________ F major __________
D# minor __________ C minor __________
A major __________ Ab major __________
B minor __________ C major __________
Eb minor __________ F minor __________
G major __________ Bb major __________
F# minor __________ A# minor __________
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Exercise: write position of key signature in a different clef.
Treble Clef
Sharp Keys Flat Keys
Alto Clef
Tenor Clef
Bass Clef
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Exercise: Identify these major and minor key signatures.
_____ Minor _____ Major _____ Minor
_____ Major _____ Minor _____ Minor
_____ Minor _____ Major _____ Major
_____ Major _____ Minor _____ Minor
____ Minor _____ Minor _____ Minor
____ Major _____ Major _____ Major
____ Major _____ Major _____ Major
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Exercise: notate the specified key signatures.
Bb Major D# Minor Ab Minor
Eb Major C# Major Bb Minor
G Major F# Minor G Minor
Bb Major F Minor D Minor
C# Minor G# Minor B Major
Cb Major Db Major F# Major
Eb Minor A# Minor A Major
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Exercise: Notate the specified scale follow by the instruction, with accidental/key signatures,
ascending/descending, one/two octaves, treble/alto/tenor/bass clef.
1. Bb major: two octave descending with accidentals in bass clef.
2. C# natural minor: two octaves ascending with key signature in treble clef.
3. G# melodic minor: one octave ascending and descending with accidental in treble clef.
4. C harmonic minor: one octave ascending with accidentals in tenor clef.
5. D major: one octave ascending with key signature in alto clef
6. Eb harmonic minor: two octaves descending with key signature in alto clef.
7. F Melodic minor: one octave ascending and descending with key signature in bass clef.
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Exercise: Identify scale
1. The first note shows the first degree of scale. It could be major and three type of
minor.
2. If doesn’t shows key signature, find the accidentals.
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Name _______________ Class _______

The order of Sharps and flats

Exercise: find major and minor key.

Key signature Major minor

D minor __________ Db major __________

B major __________ Gb major __________

G minor __________ D major __________

C# major __________ G# minor __________

C# minor __________ Cb Major __________

A minor __________ E minor __________

Eb major __________ Ab major __________

Bb minor __________ F# major __________

E major __________ F major __________

D# minor __________ C minor __________

A major __________ Ab major __________

B minor __________ C major __________

Eb minor __________ F minor __________

G major __________ Bb major __________

F# minor __________ A# minor __________

Sharp Keys Flat Keys

Sharp Keys Flat Keys

Sharp Keys Flat Keys

Sharp Keys Flat Keys

_____ Minor _____ Major _____ Minor

_____ Major _____ Minor _____ Minor

_____ Minor _____ Major _____ Major

_____ Major _____ Minor _____ Minor

____ Minor _____ Minor _____ Minor

____ Major _____ Major _____ Major

____ Major _____ Major _____ Major

Bb Major D# Minor Ab Minor

Eb Major C# Major Bb Minor

G Major F# Minor G Minor

Bb Major F Minor D Minor

C# Minor G# Minor B Major

Cb Major Db Major F# Major

Eb Minor A# Minor A Major

1. Bb major: two octave descending with accidentals in bass clef.

4. C harmonic minor: one octave ascending with accidentals in tenor clef.

5. D major: one octave ascending with key signature in alto clef

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