Types of Musical Scales

What type of scale is being played here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The Major scale creates the most positive feel in music

What type of scale is being played here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The Blues scale is based on the Minor Pentatonic (e.g. A,C,D,E,G,A) but has a blues or 'bent' note (think guitar string) added.

What type of scale is being played here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

This is the Harmonic Minor scale. There are two other common minor scales - the Melodic Minor and the Natural Minor

What type of scale is being played here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The Whole Tone school can add a magical or mysterious feel to your music

What type of scale is being played here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The Chromatic scale can create tension or a frantic feel to music

What type of scale is being used here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

This piece is called Flight of the Bumble Bee by Rimsky-Korsakov. The chromatic scale is perfect to represent the bee in flight.

What type of scale is being used here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The Minor scale brings sadness and/or seriousness to a piece. Mozart's 40th Symphony is in G minor.

What type of scale is being used here?

• Major

• Minor

• Blues

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

The major scale brings a positive and optomistic feel to this piece.

What type of scale is being used here?

• Major

• Minor

• Pentatonic

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

This famous singer often uses the pentatonic scale in his melodies

What type of scale is being used here?

• Major

• Minor

• Pentatonic

• Whole Tone

• Chromatic

Answer explanation

Debussy often explored non-conventional scales he discovered in music from other parts of the world, giving his music a very evocative & exotic sound at times.