Major Scales, Minor Scales and Key Signatures

Basic music lesson.

1. Major Scales, Minor Scales and Key Signatures

2. SCALE -a succession of tones arranged from lowest to the highest tones or vice versa - an organized sound pattern which melodies of music is based

3. So- fa Syllables & Pitch Names

4. The Grand Staff

5. The name of the scale is derived from its home tone or beginning or ending key.

6. Example: Don’t forget Major Keys

7. Scale Patterns/Formula Major Scale - WWHWWWH Minor Scale - WHWWHWW

8. The C major scale is the only major scale that does not have any accidentals.

9. Accidentals are the (#) sharp and ( b ) flat signs placed before a note that needs to be raised.

10. Pattern

11. Major Scales C G D A E B F# C# F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Skip Scales

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26. TRIAD is made up of three tones- a root, its third, and its fifth.

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