Day 5: The Major Scale (Assessment)

Questions 1-2: Label the piano using only sharps. Now, label it again using only flats.

Question 3: Lower/raise the notes to make this a chromatic scale (note that it's in bass clef and starts on A).

Questions 4-5: Find the errors (there may be more than one) in the scales.

Questions 6-7: Listen to the audio files below. Find the errors (there is only one each) in the scales.

Questions 8-9: Construct the Bb Major scale and the D Major scale.

Question 10: Listen to the song linked here. Use this virtual piano to find out which major scale is being used.

Question 11: Why is the W W H pattern called the Major Tetrachord when “tetra” means 4?


Explanations are included in some answers.

Answer 1:
Answer 2:
Answer 3:
Answer 4: In the key of F Major, the second to last note should be an E, not an E flat.
Answer 5: There are three issues in this scale (A flat Major). First, there is no C in the scale. Second, the B natural that's attempting to replace the C really needs to be a C natural. Lastly, the F flat needs to be F natural.
Answer 6: The fourth note should be lowered.
Answer 7: The third to last note should be raised.
Answer 8: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
Answer 9: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
Answer 10: The song is in the key of Gb/F# Major.
Answer 11: Think about it like this: when you fold a paper into 4 pieces, you make 3 creases. When you have 4 notes, there are 3 intervals in between them. So, it's called a tetrachord because it's made of 4 notes, not 4 intervals.