Summary of Jan. 25, 2017 teaching segment:
7 letters to name 12 notes: e.g., ascending from G to G: G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F# (G) e.g., descending from G to G: G, Gb, F, E, Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb, A, Ab, (G) Points to remember: - nothing between B and C - nothing between E and F - # (sharp) = 1 half-step higher in pitch (the equivalent of one fret higher on a fretted instrument) - b (flat) = 1 half-step lower in pitch (the equivalent of one fret lower on a fretted instrument) Summary of Feb. 1, 2017 teaching segment: The name for the 12 note scales in the preceding teaching segment is 'the chromatic scale'. The Major Scale is a subset of the Chromatic Scale, and consists of 7 notes. The easiest way to remember which notes of the Chromatic Scale make up the Major Scale is by using the C Major Scale as the point of reference relative to the Chromatic Scale, since the C Major Scale is the only Major Scale that contains no sharps or flats: Chromatic Scale starting on C: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, (C) C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, (C) do re mi fa sol la ti (do) So, the formula for the Major Scale is: whole-step, whole-step, half-step, whole-step, whole-step, whole-step, half-step. (A whole-step higher is the equivalent of 2 frets higher on a fretted instrument.) So, applying the same pattern to the Chromatic Scale starting on D: D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, (D) we find that the D Major Scale is D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, (D) for F: F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, (F) F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, (F) for G: G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, (G) G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, (G) for A: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, (A) A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, (A) etc. In each Major Scale, the notes are to be named in a way that uses all 7 letters of the musical alphabet only once. This determines whether the note between G and A, the note between A and B, the note between C and D, the note between D and E, and the note between F and G are called by their sharp names or by their flat names in the context of a particular Major Scale.
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