Our site includes quizzes, worksheets, lessons and resources for teachers and students interested in using technology to enhance music education. Minor scales worksheet learning musical scales is the keystone of a good foundation in music theory. Write the solfa beneath each note and slur the pairs of notes that create tones. This major relative is located a tone and a half above the minor tonality. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. Relative major and minor scales quiz bass scales studybass. Go to solution what are the relative majors of the minor keys in figure 4. Your ability to compare and contrast major and minor keys is assessed in this quizworksheet combo. This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. The order of scales are scrambled, and some of them are included twice. Just as it did in major scales, starting the minor scale pattern on a different note will give you a different key signature, a different set of sharps or flats. The quiz and worksheet will assess your understanding of chromatic music.
Factsheet on major and minor scales teaching resources. Again no real need for me to bang on about minor keys. Relative minor and major scales simplifying theory. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. Point your mouse at the stave tap on mobile devices to reveal the answers. Do not use a key signature, but remember to add any necessary sharp or flat signs. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Often the best practice you can have with scales is to simply play them repeatedly, andor write them out repeatedly. Also there are several types of minors which sometimes get confused and run together. Relative major and minor scales share the same key signatures.
Scroll all the way down for answer keys chromatic scale. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. Each page provides an opportunity for the student to draw scales, key signatures, learn the patterns of tones and semitones and fill in the letters of the notes on the keyboard. Microsoft word theory worksheet identifying major scales. Many people find piano lessons quite expensive and because of this, a lot of wouldbe pianists pass the opportunity to become one of the best in the music industry. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. Music tech teacher worksheet on notes in the major scales sharps and flats in music.
Minor pentatonic scales to introduce a novice guitar player to the world of rock music requires that he learn a series of scales, which we can call the tools of the trade. Some feature graphic assistance in the form of guitar necks or keyboard diagrams while others require learners to consider scale formula and key signatures etc. The 12 minor scales, however, come in 3 variations the harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th the melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up. The next free handout that you can download is a very useful graphic illustration of the four most common types of scale major, minor, minor pentatonic and blues scale you can. Sep 29, 2018 the key difference between major and minor scaes is that notes on a major scale sound bright and cheerful, while notes on a minor scale sound solemn and sad. A lot of people find minor scales to be confusing because when most people start learning music, they start with mainly major scales and end up getting a stronger foundation with those and not minors. Therefore, the relative major of a minor is c major. Two octave harmonic minor scales for the clarinet all keys, with key signatures a harmonic minor d harmonic minor g harmonic minor c harmonic minor f harmonic minor b. C bb concert bb clarinet 12 major scales f eb concert bb ab concert eb db concert ab gb concert db cbb concert gb e concert b a concert e d concert a g concert.
Click on the screenshot image to the left or the bold title link above to download in pdf format. However, there are in fact 3 minor scales which you will come across and can use. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. Worksheet 8 f major scale worksheet 9 b flat major scale worksheet 10 e flat major scale worksheet 11 a flat major scale worksheet 12 a harmonic minor scale worksheet e harmonic minor scale worksheet 14 d harmonic minor scale worksheet 15 test your knowledge 1 quiz worksheet 16 test your knowledge 2 quiz key signatures and scales by. Print over 300 pdf music theory worksheets and lesson plans for your classroom today. The following menu contains links to worksheets, in pdf format, on all manner. All the scales here are in one octave, but you can of course practice each piano scale in as many octaves and in any tempo you like. Relative major and minor scales there is a unique relationship between the keys of major scales and minor scales. Write the remainder of the scale using the w 12 w w 12 w w pattern or if you know majors scales well you will find that the 3rd note of each minor scale is the tonic. T his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. C minor and e flat major start on different notes, but have the same key signature. The lower half of the handout concerns itself with minor scale construction and the difference between the two scales.
Bassist quotes we try to hold the chops side of our music in reserve and save it for the appropriate moment. In this minor scales worksheet, you will test your knowledge on how to read and write them proficiently. Major and minor guitar scales and modes t his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. The key difference between major and minor scaes is that notes on a major scale sound bright and cheerful, while notes on a minor scale sound solemn and sad. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. How to explain harmonic minor scales to piano students. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. There are three pages of exercises within the major scale worksheet. Music tech teacher, worksheet major music scales flats. But we always allow for that moment to exorcise those demons, and when the moment comes, we let it rip.
Use this major scale pattern to help complete the exercises. Put accidentals next to each note as opposed to using a key signature. Chapter 6 major scales and key signatures 1 the seventh scale degree ti is a step below the tonic, so following the previous logic it should be called the subtonic. Download a free major and minor scale spelling handout. I prefer to teach natural minor scales first, however, so that students will understand the theory behind all minor scales more thoroughly. Teacher slidespages that can be projected as you are teaching the minor scales, six graded student. Minor scales sound different from major scales because they are based on a different pattern of intervals. Major scale worksheets in the classroom the image above shows a variety of our scale worksheets aimed at students with differing levels of understanding and capability. Translating to sharp, when the note needs to be raised by one semitone. Also included at the bottom of the app are the 5 scale patterns for memorizing these scales and a pdf download of all keys in. Minor scales lesson music theory for musicians, not theorists. Topics you will need to know include chromatic notes and scales. This minor scales worksheet provides you with necessary practice.
This pattern of whole and half steps is what creates the sound of major. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. Write e major using whole notes, ascending and descending, in the bass clef. Draw a bracket over each pair of notes making a semitone half step. Then write the name of the scale and fill in its key signature. Learn how to build the chords and scales of any major key, and test yourself with a worksheet and answer keys. In the worksheet below the starting note or tonic of a natural minor scale is given. How to explain harmonic minor scales to piano students harmonic minor scales are the first minor scales required in exams here, so theyre usually taught once students understand the majors. Write as semibreves whole notes the scales named below. A melodic minor scale is made up of eight consecutive tones in a specific pattern of half steps and whole steps. The minor scale is the scale which sounds negative it is used by composers to depict sad, melancholic or even angrydramatic moods. Worksheets for music theory fundamentals lawrence university.
Click here to download the pdf with these exercises which scale. A bundle of 20 ready to use music theory worksheets with answer keys. When we hear the seventh scale degree in the context of a piece of. When we are dealing strictly with major scales we really only have one scale to draw our notes and melodies from. Minor scales for middle school this resource investigates how natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales are constructed. North american terminology used click here for british terminology resource contains. Seventh chords ii 7th chord id, major and minor keys. Understanding minor scales in this brief tutorial we are going to try to demystify minor scales.
Key signatures flash cards a set of 20 cards in a5 size, ready to print. Scales and key signatures major scales there are two basic ways to understand your scales you can think of the intervallic shape of the scale in other words, the pattern of whole steps and half steps, or you can think about the key signature the. It is worth to highlight that this concept also exists to. While there is only one major scale, three different variations of the minor scale exist. Worksheet 11 a flat major scale worksheet 12 a harmonic minor scale worksheet e harmonic minor scale worksheet 14 d harmonic minor scale worksheet 15 test your knowledge 1 quiz worksheet 16 test your knowledge 2 quiz key signatures and scales by beatrice wilder.
Major scales keyboard fingerings cmajor c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. However, we have 3 different types of minor scales when working in minor keys. This worksheet on is designed to help students identify scales as they are notated on the staff. Jan 16, 2014 this worksheet on is designed to help students identify scales as they are notated on the staff. Name each of these minor scales and say whether it is the melodic or harmonic type, and whether it is ascending or descending. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. The minor scales music theory lesson 10 part 1 music theory the minor scales music theory lesson 10 part 1 the minor scales music theory lesson 10 part 1. Name each of these minor scales and say whether it is the melodic or harmonic type, and whether it is ascending or descending a. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke practice scales with a drone pitch using the first note of the scale memorize the scales occasionally use a tuner to help you tune each pitch. When you measure distances using a map scale, you can measure several different ways. Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link.
This exercise includes the white key major scales written in oneoctave. The scale that is created by playing all the notes in a minor key signature is a natural minor scale. The easiest and most accurate way is to use a standard p7 how to measure you can also use a piece of string, paper, the joints of your fingers, a pencil or pen, or other things that could help you mark. Understanding basic music theory open textbooks for hong. A harmonic minor a melodic minor d harmonic minor d. Melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. Go to the 6th step of the major scale and build an 8 note scale in that key. The seventh scale degree is a half step away from the tonic. The major scale worksheets here serve as a preliminary of sorts to these methods. Natural minor scales worksheet deborah smith music.
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