1)

Add the missing letters to name the keys in the sections of keyboard below. One letter in each diagram is done for you.

2)

Now label the tones and semitones on these diagrams, putting T or S under each of the brackets above. Work out the tones and semitones between each pair of notes below, and write T or S under each bracket. (Name the notes first if you need to.) Look at the pattern of tones and semitones. Can you name this scale? C ________ SCALE T

3)

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4)

Work out the tones and semitones between each pair of notes below, and write T or S under each bracket. (Name the notes first if you need to.) Can you see that the F# is essential to keep the correct pattern of tones and semitones? Can you name this scale? _ _________SCALE

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5)

The correct patterns of tones and semitones needed for major scales are shown below, but in each scale one of the notes does not fit into this pattern. Check the tones or semitones between each pair of notes can you spot one wrong note in each scale? Circle it! Now add an extra sharp sign (#), before one of the notes in each of the scales below, to make all the notes of the scale fit the correct pattern TTSTTTS.

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T T S T T T S Name of scale: _______________

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T T S T T T S Name of scale: _______________
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Teachers Notes
This resource is taken from a set of worksheets and factsheets entitled Semitones, Scales and Chords, which covers the basic theory useful for practical work undertaken up to the end of KS3 (England, age 11-14). The Factsheets and Worksheets are designed to be used for coverwork, homework or revision. For this reason they do not contain a practical element, although they can also be used effectively in the classroom to support related practical activities. This free downloadable worksheet assumes students have already learned about tones and semitones (as covered by the previous topic in the full resource), but it could also be used to introduce the topic of tones and semitones by looking at Question 1 together as a class, before covering the basic facts about major scales. Other scales are introduced in the companion Factsheet and Worksheet entitled Scales 2, which is also part of the Semitones, Scales and Chords resource. The full resource contains a total of 10 A4 sheets - 5 Factsheets and 5 Worksheets covering following topics: Sharps and Flats, Tones and Semitones, Scales 1, Scales 2 and Chords. Many teachers will want to use the worksheets to revise concepts and terminology already learned in class, but they can also be used in conjunction with the factsheets for independent learning, since all the information needed to complete each worksheet is contained in the accompanying factsheet. This also ensures that students can be self-supporting in a situation where a non-music specialist teacher is covering a lesson. Although designed for use at KS3 (England, ages 11-14), this resource can be used by GCSE students for revision of the basics at the start of their course. It is particularly suitable for less-able GCSE Music students, or for those with little background in music theory. A working knowledge of stave notation is assumed in these worksheets, but is rarely essential, since much of the information is presented on keyboard diagrams or in other ways which non-fluent readers of notation will easily understand. GCSE students who need help with basic music notation can be given the Pitch Factsheet from our Elements Factsheets resource (associated Elements Worksheets are also available). Some of these worksheets/factsheets have also been used successfully in teachersupported work with upper KS2 (England, age 9-10).

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