Lesson 6: Scales Exercises

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Exercise 1 - Mistakes in Scales

Correct the mistakes in the following scales.

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D minor melodic ascending

F minor melodic descending

F sharp minor harmonic descending

G flat major ascending

A flat major ascending

Exercise 2.1 - Ascending Scales with Key Signatures

Write one ascending octave of the major, minor harmonic and minor melodic scales that have these key signatures, (add any necessary accidentals). Use semibreves (whole notes) and start on the tonic. Name the key of each scale. Click here to print some manuscript paper.

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b.

c.

Exercise 2.2 - Descending Scales with Key Signatures

Write one descending octave of the major, minor harmonic and minor melodic scales that have these key signatures, (add any necessary accidentals). Use semibreves (whole notes) and start on the tonic. Name the key of each scale.

a.

b.

c.

Exercise 3.1 - Ascending Scales with Accidentals

Write one octave ascending of each of the following scales. Do not use a key signature but put in all the necessary sharp or flat signs. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic.

a. D flat major

b. C melodic minor

c. E major

d. E flat major

e. A melodic minor

f. C sharp harmonic minor

Exercise 3.2 - Descending Scales with Accidentals

Write one octave descending of each of the following scales. Do not use a key signature but put in all the necessary sharp or flat signs. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic.

a. B flat harmonic minor

b. D major

c. C sharp melodic minor

d. B melodic minor

e. A major

f. E flat harmonic minor

Exercise 4 - Finding Chromatic Scales in a Melody

Look at this extract for piano. Draw a bracket over four successive notes in the right-hand part that form part of a chromatic scale, and over five successive notes in the left hand that form part of a chromatic scale: