Lesson 11: Major Scale 1-5
This lesson teaches the major scale, degrees
4 and
5.
Before taking this lesson, you should know: major scale degrees
1-2-3. You can test yourself with
Lesson 10: Major 1-2-3 Games.
Here are the distances between
degrees 1-5 of the major scale, adding
degrees 4 and 5 to degrees 1-3 which you already know:
1
whole-
step
2
whole-
step
3
half-
step
4
whole-
step
5
Notice the
half-step between degrees
3 and
4.
Now study the following examples. Make sure you understand why these scales
contain these exact pitches:
F♯ major scale 1-5:
F♯-G♯-A♯-B-C♯
A major scale 1-5: A-B-C♯-D-E
B♭ major scale 1-5: B♭-C-D-E♭-F
Next:
Practice these scale degrees in
Lesson 12: Major 1-5 Games.