Music Theory

1
Music Theory

• Unit 2
• Major Scales

2
Review - Tones

• A semitone is the shortest distance between two
  notes
• A whole tone is the distance between ____
  semitones
• A _________ semitone has the same letter name
• A _________ semitone has adjacent letter names

3
Major Scales

• A scale is a series of notes in succession
• There are several types of scales
• Each scale has a specific pattern of tones and
  semitones

4
Major Scales

• A major scale is built on the following pattern
• In a major scale, there are semitones, or
  half-steps between notes ____ and ____, and
  notes ____ and _____.

5
Names of Notes

• Build a major scale starting on F and Ab

6
Scale Degrees

• The first note of the major scale is called the
  ______.
• The scale has the same name as the tonic.
• When a piece of music is based on a particular
  scale, it is said to be in that key.

7
Key Signatures

• A ______________ is a shortcut to let you know
  what notes in a piece of music are sharp or flat,
  all the time
• Sharp and flat key signatures are _______ written
  in a particular order
• The order of sharps is
• The order of flats is

8
More scale degrees

• Every note of a scale has a specific name. They
  are
• (bonus hint the leading tone is always a
  semitone away from the tonic!)