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Major Scale Worksheet

The document provides worksheets for music students to practice constructing major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales using specified patterns of whole and half steps. Each section includes examples and exercises where students must add the appropriate sharps or flats to complete the scales. The worksheets are intended for non-profit educational use and are copyrighted by MakeMusic, Inc.

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Major Scale Worksheet

The document provides worksheets for music students to practice constructing major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales using specified patterns of whole and half steps. Each section includes examples and exercises where students must add the appropriate sharps or flats to complete the scales. The worksheets are intended for non-profit educational use and are copyrighted by MakeMusic, Inc.

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Name_______________________ Date____________________

Major Scale Ia - &


All major scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
whole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create major scales.


Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.
Example

& œ œ œ œ œ
bœ œ œ
W W H
H W
W W

œ œ œ œ
1

& bœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ
2

& œ œ œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
œ
4

& œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
5

& œ

œ
6

& œ œ œ œ œ
bœ œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Major Scale Ia - ?
All major scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
whole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create major scales.


Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

? bœ
Example
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
W W H W W W H

? bœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
1

œ
2
? œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ

? œ œ œ
3

œ œ œ œ œ

? œ œ
4

œ œ œ œ œ
bœ
? œ œ œ œ
5

œ œ œ œ

? œ
6

œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Natural Minor Scale Ia - &


All Natural Minor scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
W H W W H W W

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Natural Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

œ
Example

& œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ W
W H W

œ
H W

œ
W
1
œ œ œ œ œ
& œ

œ œ œ
2

& œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
œ
3

& œ œ
4
œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ
5

& bœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
& bœ œ œ
6

Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.


MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Natural Minor Scale Ia - ?


All Natural Minor scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
W H W W H W W

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Natural Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

? œ œ
Example

œ œ œ œ œ
œ W
W H W

œ œ
H W

œ
W
1
? œ œ œ œ œ

? œ œ œ œ
2

œ œ œ œ

? œ œ
3

œ œ œ œ œ
œ
? bœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
4

œ
5
? œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
6
? œ œ œ œ œ
bœ œ œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Harmonic Minor Scale Ia - ?


All Harmonic Minor scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
W H W W H W+H H

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Harmonic Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

?
Example

œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
H W+H H
W W
W H

? œ
1

œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
? œ œ
2

œ œ œ œ œ
œ
3
? œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ

? œ œ œ œ
4

œ œ œ œ

? œ œ œ
5

œ œ œ œ œ

? bœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
6

œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Harmonic Minor Scale Ia - &


All Harmonic Minor scales are made up of the following pattern of whole steps and half steps:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
W H W W H W+H H

________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Harmonic Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

œ
Example

& œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
H W+H H
W W

œ
H

œ
W
1
œ œ œ œ œ
& œ

œ œ œ œ
2

& œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
œ
3

& œ œ

œ œ œ
4

& œ œ œ œ œ
5
œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ
6

Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.


MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Melodic Minor Scale Ia - &


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
The pattern of whole and half steps used in the Melodic Minor scale varies depending if the scale

œ œ œ
is ascending or descending.
œ œ œ œ œ
W H W W
W W H W
W H W W H W
Compare the ascending pattern with the decending pattern.
The decending pattern is the same as the pattern for the Melodic Minor scale
________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Melodic Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

œ œ œ œ
Example

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ H W W
W W W H W
H W W H
W W

œ œ œ œ œ œ
1

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ
2

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ
4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
5

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
6

& œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.
Name_______________________ Date____________________

Melodic Minor Scale Ia - ?


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
The pattern of whole and half steps used in the Melodic Minor scale varies depending if the scale

œ œ œ œ
is ascending or descending.
œ œ œ
H W W W
W W H W
W H W W H W
Compare the ascending pattern with the decending pattern.
The decending pattern is the same as the pattern for the Melodic Minor scale
________________________________________________________________________________

Add sharps or flats to the exercises below to create Melodic Minor scales.
Use the pattern of whole and half steps to determine which accidentals you will need to add.

? œ œ œ œ œ œ
Example

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
H W W W
W W H W
H W W H
W W

? œ œ œ œ œ
1

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
? œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
2

œ œ œ œ œ
3
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
4
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
5
? bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ

? œ œ œ œ œ œ
6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Finale® Worksheets, Copyright © 2009 by MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice.
Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public.

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