Before We Begin... Pull out your homework. If there are any you have a question on, please WRITE THE QUESTION IN THE BOX BELOW (Example: “B1 in bass clef?”) and we will go over it. If there are a lot, we will vote on which ones to go over.

Octave Registers Quick Review

Octave Registers - Review ▪2 people will be called to the board ▪A full 88-key keyboard will be displayed ▪I will call out a pitch and students must find it on the keyboard – and mark it with an X – Example: “G5”

Octave Registers - Review C4

Note Naming Quick Review

Note Naming - Review ▪2 people will be called to the board ▪4 staffs will be displayed (Treble, Bass, Alto, and Tenor) ▪I will call out a staff and pitch and students must draw it – Example: “Tenor Clef, A3”

Note Naming - Review

Major Scales Don’t forget to take notes as needed!

The Major Scale ▪The major scale is a specific pattern of small steps (half steps) and larger ones (whole steps) encompassing an octave. ▪A half step is the distance from a key on the piano to the very next key – white or black Half Step E to F and B to C are the only half steps between 2 white keys (and the only half steps between 2 keys of the same color.)

The Major Scale ▪A whole step skips the very next key and goes to the following one ▪2 half steps = 1 whole step Whole Step

The Major Scale ▪The major scale pattern of whole and half steps is W W H W W W H ( ) ▪The half steps of a major scale occur only between scale degrees 3 and 4, and 7 and 8 Scale Degrees:

The Major Scale ▪The major scale can be thought of two identical four-note patterns separated by a whole step. ▪These four-note patterns are called tetrachords – In C Major: C D E F & G A B D W W H W W W H ( ) Scale Degrees:

C Major Scale ▪The C Major Scale uses all the white keys on the keyboard W W H W W W H

G Major Scale ▪If we examine the white keys of the G-to-G octave, we do not find the same pattern. ▪To make the correct pattern, the F must become an F# W W H W W H W

G Major Scale ▪To make the correct pattern, the F must become an F# W W H W W W H

Accidentals ▪Accidentals raise or lower a pitch by a half or whole step X = Double Sharp (raise a whole step) # = Sharp (raise a half step) = Natural (cancels previous accidental) b = Flat (lower a half step) Bb = Double Flat (lower a whole step)

Scale Rules ▪Scales ALWAYS use the letter names of the musical alphabet. ▪Every scale will have an A, B, C, D, E, F, and G in order ▪For example: The G Major Scale is G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G NOT G, A, B, C, D, E Gb, G

Writing Scales ▪When you write letters, the sharp or flat follows the letter – Example: Ab, D# ▪When you put them on the staff, the sharp or flat goes FIRST

Writing Scales - Practice ▪1. A major scale that starts on E ▪2. A major scale that starts on Db ▪3. A major scale that starts on G#

Assignment ▪Complete Exercise 1-2 A. ▪You may get started in class now – finish anything you don’t complete for homework