Major Scales & Key Signatures: Difference between revisions

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This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament category.

Objectives

Students will be able to write a major scale beginning on a given note.
Students will be able to write the key signature for a given major key in treble and bass clef.
Students will be able to identify the major key represented by a given key signature.
Students will be able to identify the key of a short melodic segment.
Students will be able to label melodies with solfege (fixed and moveable do)

Resources

Readings

Handout on Deriving Scales and Key Signatures
R. Hutchinson. "Major Scales and Key Signatures." (Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom).
T. Rush. "The Major Scale." (Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).
T. Rush. "Keys Signatures." (Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).
T. Rush. "The Circle of Fifths." (Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).
Teoria.com Tutorial:
- Major and Minor Scales
- Whole and Half Steps in Scales
MusicTheory.net Tutorial:

Tools

Class Activities

Discussion and definition of the major scale
Discussion and definition of major key signatures, their usage and their proper notation
Proper notation in treble and bass clef of the key signature for a given major key
Identification of key signature for music from different genres and time periods
Discussion of fixed vs. moveable do solfege systems and their use in major

Assignments

Writing major scales
Identifying key signatures
Writing key signatures

Drills

Teoria.com:
Musictheory.net:

Notes

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 ==Resources==
+==== Readings ====
+* Handout on Deriving Scales and Key Signatures
+* R. Hutchinson. [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MajorScalesAndKeySignatures.html "Major Scales and Key Signatures."] (''Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom)''.
+* T. Rush. [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/the-major-scale.pdf "The Major Scale."] ''(Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).''
+* T. Rush. [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/key-signatures.pdf "Keys Signatures."] ''(Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).''
+* T. Rush. [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/the-circle-of-fifths.pdf "The Circle of Fifths."] ''(Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People).''
+* Teoria.com Tutorial:
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/scales/01-major-minor.php Major and Minor Scales]
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/scales/02-steps.php Whole and Half Steps in Scales]
+* MusicTheory.net Tutorial:
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/21 The Major Scale]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/23 Scale Degrees]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/24 Key Signatures]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/25 Key Signature Calculation]
+==== Tools ====
+* R. Scullard: [https://randscullard.com/CircleOfFifths/ Interactive Circle of Fifths]
+* [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/scales/06-const.php Teoria.com Scale Constructor]
+* [https://www.musictheory.net/calculators/scale MusicTheory.net Scale Calculator]
+* [https://www.musictheory.net/calculators/accidental MusicTheory.net Key Calculator]
 ==Class Activities==
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 *Identifying key signatures
 *Writing key signatures
+==== Drills ====
+* Teoria.com:
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/ksc.php Key Signature Construction]
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/ksi.php Key Signature Identification]
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/sc.php Scale Construction]
+** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/si.php Scale Identification]
+* Musictheory.net:
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keysig-construction Key Signature Construction]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keysig Key Signature ID]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/scale-construction Scale Construction]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/scale Scale ID]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keyboard-scale Keyboard Scale ID]
+** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/fretboard-scale Fretboard Scale ID]
 ==Notes==