CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS1 SECOND TERM

WEEK 9

RUDIMENTS AND THEORIES OF MUSIC

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Define scale.
2. Construct the scale of C major.

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO SCALES

1. DIATONIC MAJOR SCALES (C MAJOR)

A scale is a group of notes in succession. There are many different types of scales but there are two most common types of scales such as major and minor scales. There are twelve pitches in standard western music. After the twelve, the pitches repeat but in the next higher register or octave. Once a  person understands the concept of intervals, scales will be pretty easy to grasp since they are just made of a series of intervals. Figure out the scales in any of the keys you are searching for by knowing the.... View More