Grade Two Music Theory Lesson 8: Writing Scales Exercises

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Adding Clefs and Accidentals

1. Add the correct clef and any necessary sharp or flat signs to make each of the scales named below. Do not use a key signature.

a. E flat major

b. G major

c. A major

d. D minor. Which form of the minor scale have you used?

Scales with Key Signatures

2. Write as semibreves (whole notes) the scales named below, with the key signature.

a. F major ascending

b. B flat major descending

c. D major ascending

d. A minor descending. Which form of the scale have you used?

Scales without Key Signatures

3. Write as semibreves (whole notes) the scales named below, without a key signature but adding any necessary sharp or flat signs.

a. D major ascending

b. B flat major ascending

c. E minor descending. Which form of the scale have you used?

d. E flat major descending