Year 6 Music Scales

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

True or False

A major scale has the same pattern of whole and half steps as a natural minor scale.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

A Major Scale is T-T-S-T-T-T-S

A Minor Scale is T-S-T-T-S-T-T

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

True or False

A harmonic scale is a natural minor scale with a raised 3rd.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is created by raising the 7th of the natural minor scale, not the 3rd!

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

What type of scale is this?

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Harmonic Minor

True or False (Challenging)

The natural minor scale has the same notes as its relative major scale.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Think about C Major and its relative minor, A minor; both have zero sharps or flats!

(Challenging)

Which of the following is a harmonic minor scale starting on D (relative major is F)

• D E F# G A Bb C D

• D E F G A B C# D

• D E F G A Bb C# D

• D E A F G A Bb C D