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Scale Builder 2

Build major scales from different starting notes, each with its own note length.

Activity

Directions:

Pick a note from List A and use the major scale formula to build an ascending major scale. When building the scale, pick a note length from List B and make sure each note is the same length. Repeat the process two more times in the same region, starting on a different note and using different note lengths for each scale.

Formula:  W - W - H - W - W - W - H


List A:  D, E, F, G, A, B, Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb


List B:  Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth, Thirty-Second