List of Musical Scales - My Music Theory List of Musical Scales Here is a complete list of the major, minor harmonic and minor melodic scales, in treble and bass clefs If you need the natural minor scale – use the descending part of the melodic minor scale – it is the same!
How to Write Scales - My Music Theory What are Chromatic Scales? Chromatic scales have 12 notes from start to finish Starting from the lowest note, the pattern for chromatic minor scales is: S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S There are two main ways to write chromatic scales 1 The tonic-dominant method This uses the letter name for the tonic and dominant only once, then each other letter
Major Scales and Scale Degrees - My Music Theory G, D and F Major Scales In ABRSM Grade One music theory, you need to know about four major scales: C, G, D and F major In Trinity Grade One music theory, you need to know about three major scales: C, G and F major Here’s a picture of the piano keyboard, to help you remember the layout of notes: G Major Scale Let’s look at G major next
Key Signatures Chart - My Music Theory Share this page Key Signatures Chart Here are all the key signatures up to 7 sharps flats in the four clefs – treble, bass, alto and tenor
The Musical Modes - My Music Theory Modes in Music What does “Mode” mean in music? The term “mode” has two distinct meanings It can refer to “church modes” which were used to classify Gregorian chant in the 11 th century, and it can refer to the scale systems used in folk and pop music While there are overlaps between the two, it is the latter which concerns us in this article Folk melodies began to interest
Scales and Keys - My Music Theory Scales have two main purposes – musicians practise playing them, because scale practice is a great way to strengthen the muscles you use when you play your instrument and knowing your scales makes sight reading easier Secondly, scales are the backbone of most music in Western Civilisation
Key Signatures - My Music Theory Relative Major and Minor Keys Each key signature represents one major key, and one minor key These two keys are called “relative” keys – they share a key signature because they share almost all of the same notes in the scale In sharp major keys, the sharp written furthest right in the key signature is the leading note, and the keynote or tonic is one semitone higher In flat major keys
Technical Names of Scale Degrees - My Music Theory Technical names Each note of a scale can be given a number from 1-7 For example, in the key of C major, C=1st, D=2nd and so on These are called the “degrees of the scale” Each degree of the scale also has a “ technical name “ These names are often used when we talk about chords, for example the “dominant chord” is the chord built on the 5th degree of a scale Here is the
Major Scales with 6 Sharps Flats - My Music Theory Major Scales All scales have something in common; they have a defined pattern of tones and semitones All major scales are made up with the following pattern, where T=tone and S=semitone: T – T – S – T – T – T – S The major scales in keys with up to five sharps flats in them were introduced in earlier lessons In this lesson we will learn two new major scales: Gb and F# major F#
Scales and Keys with 5 Sharps Flats - My Music Theory You should already know the keys with 4 sharps flats In this lesson we will learn about the four keys that have five sharps or flats in the key signature They are: B major (5 sharps) G# minor (5 sharps) Db major (5 flats) Bb minor (5 flats) The sharps, in order, are F#, C#, G#, D# and A# Here are the key signatures in treble and bass clef: The flats, in order, are Bb, Eb, Ab, Db and Gb: Don