Grade Five Music Theory - Lesson 6: Scales Exercises
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Exercise 1 - Mistakes in Scales
Correct the mistakes in the following scales. There could be one or two mistakes in each scale.
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D melodic minor ascending
F melodic minor descending
F sharp harmonic minor descending
G flat major descending
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.
a. 
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:
