1.3 Major Scales

• The formula for a major scale is W-W-H-W-W-W-H
• What does 'W' represent in the major scale formula?

  Whole step
• The C major scale has no sharps or flats in its key signature.


  True
• What is the first step in constructing a major scale from a root note?

  Start with the root note
• A key signature indicates which notes are altered in a major scale without writing accidentals before each note.


  True
• What is a major scale characterized by?

  Bright and uplifting sound
• Steps to construct a major scale from a root note

  1️⃣ Start with the root note

  2️⃣ Apply the major scale formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H

  3️⃣ Refer to step sizes for each interval
• The major scale formula is a sequence of whole and half steps used to construct major scales
• Match the key signature with its corresponding major key:

  No sharps/flats ↔️ C major

  1 sharp (#) ↔️ G major

  1 flat (b) ↔️ F major
• A major scale consists of seven tones within an octave.


  True
• A whole step in a major scale consists of 2 half steps.
• Steps to construct the C major scale

  1️⃣ Start with the root note C

  2️⃣ Apply the major scale formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H

  3️⃣ Calculate the step sizes for each interval

  4️⃣ Determine the notes in the scale
• Key signatures correspond directly to major scales.


  True
• The bright and uplifting sound of a major scale comes from its specific sequence of intervals
• How many half steps are in a half step interval?

  1
• What is the sequence of notes in the C major scale?

  C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
• G major has a key signature with one sharp on F.
• A major scale spans an octave and consists of seven different tones.


  True
• Starting on any note, following the major scale formula will produce a major scale
• What is the major scale formula?

  W-W-H-W-W-W-H
• Steps to construct the C major scale

  1️⃣ Start with the root note C

  2️⃣ Apply the major scale formula

  3️⃣ Follow whole and half steps

  4️⃣ End on the octave note C
• What is a major scale also known as?

  Diatonic scale
• What is the formula for a major scale?

  W-W-H-W-W-W-H
• To construct a major scale, you must start with the root note.
• A major scale is characterized by its bright and uplifting sound
• What are key signatures used for in music notation?

  Indicate the key of a piece