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21 Music Letters How many natural letters? ___ Sharp letters? ___ Flat letters? ___
Which sharps are white keys? ___ Which flats are white keys? ___
00:46
Half/Whole Steps How many black & white color combinations for half steps? ___
00:49 / 00:38
How many black & white color combinations for whole steps? ___
Can you find all the locations with your eyes closed?
Chromatic Scale What kind of steps? ___ How many different tones? ___
00:33
What scale has all white keys? Major ___ Minor ___
Major Pattern
How many music letters in a scale? Major ___ Minor ___
1:20
How many scale degrees in a scale? Major ___ Minor ___
Where are half steps? Major ____ ____ Minor ____ ____
Minor Pattern
1:20
C
F
d
B¨
Spinner/Sliders
1:13
Relative
Major/Minor
1:18
Scale
Degree
Melodies
First/Last Scale
Degrees in Major
1:11
First/Last Scale
Degrees in Minor
1:17
E¨
c
A¨
1b
g
e
1#
2b
2#
4b
4#
f
b
D
3# f# A
3b
5b / 7#
bb/a#
Which scale degree is the
Tonic? ___ Dominant? ___
G
a
0 b /#
D¨/
C#
6b / 6#
eb/d#
G¨/F#
5# / 7b
g#/ab
c#
E
C¨
B/
What does the arrow
represent? ___
What do relative major and minor scales share? _____________
Write in these commonly used first and last scale degrees
Major Melody
First Last
Minor Melody
Ode to Joy
A la Nanita
Camptown Races
Volga Boat Song
Good Morning
Tailor & the Mouse
Joy to the World
Row, Row, Row
First Last
Tarantella
Shalom Chaverim
F# / G¨ Melodies
(all black keys)
Hot Cross Buns / Au Clair de la Lune / Mary Had a Little Lamb /
Big Ben / Alouette / Camptown Races / Old MacDonald /
Amazing Grace / Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
Major Melodies
Amazing Grace / America / Chopsticks / Danny Boy / Frere Jacques /
Good Morning to You / Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Minor Melodies
Shalom / Snake Charmer Dance / We Three Kings
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