Music Theory - How To Build Music Scales

The video tutorial introduces the concept of Western music, focusing on the basic building blocks such as half and whole steps. It explains how these steps are used to construct common scales like chromatic, major, and natural minor. The chromatic scale is described as having notes a half step apart, while the major and natural minor scales follow specific patterns of whole and half steps. The video concludes with a brief mention of other minor scales and encourages viewers to subscribe for more content.

What is the basic building block of Western music?

• Full step

• Quarter step

• Half step

• Whole step

How many half steps make up a whole step?

• One

• Two

• Four

• Three

Which scale consists of notes that are each a half step apart?

• Major scale

• Minor scale

• Chromatic scale

• Pentatonic scale

What is the pattern of whole and half steps in a major scale?

• Whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole

• Whole, whole, whole, half, whole, half, whole

• Whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half

• Half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole

Which type of minor scale was discussed in the video?

• Pentatonic minor

• Natural minor

• Melodic minor

• Harmonic minor