Major Scales, Minor Scales and Key Signatures

Major Scales, Minor Scales

and Key Signatures

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

So-fa Syllables & Pitch Names

The Grand Staff

The name of the scale is derived from its home tone or beginning

or ending key.

Example:

Don’t forgetMajor Keys

Scale Patterns/Formula

Major Scale - WWHWWWHMinor Scale - WHWWHWW

The C major scale is the only major scale that does not have

any accidentals.

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

Pattern

Major ScalesCGDAEBF#C#F

BbEbAbDbGbCb

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F Major Scale

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TRIADis made up of three tones- a root, its third, and its fifth.

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