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Question: What is the Major Scale, Major Triad, Minor Scale, Minor Triad and Chromatic Scale!?
Can you give me all of them so I can print out!? I need everyone single one of them!. I need the do to do no accidentals!. Im in choir High School!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Cezar, here is part of an answer that I gave to a similar question not too long ago!.

"You could start with interval training!. Intervals, in music, are the chromatic distances between two or more notes!. The distances are measured in 1/2 or whole steps or as major, minor, augmented, or diminished tones!. Here are the intervals as named in a chromatic scale: First, using sung syllables: Do, Ra(h), Re, Ma(y), Mi, Fa, Fi, Sol,
La(y), La(h), Li/Ta(h), Ti, Do!.!.!."

These are the sung syllables that make up a chromatic scale!. As far as the rest!.!.!.well, it seems that you are just looking for a quick answer to an assignment, so I'll give you a very cut down solution!.

Every major scale follows a formula of whole steps and half steps!. The formula for a major scale is: 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2!. This means that in the key of C major, for instance, the scale is: C D E F G A B C, where E to F is a half step, and B to C is a half step!. It is sung like this: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do!. The major triad is the chord produced when you sing the first, third and fifth notes of a major scale: Do Mi Sol Do!.

Okay so far!?

Within every major scale, there exists a Natural Minor scale!. In the case of our C scale, the natural minor starts on the sixth note, or A!. Now this is very brief, but remember that you can find the natural minor of any major scale by starting at the first or "Do" note, and sing up six notes, or down three notes!.

These scales are "Natural Minors because they share the same sharps and/or flats as their "Relative Major" scales!. As with the major scales, natural minors also follow a formula that looks a bit different: 1-1/2-1-1-1/2-1-1!.

So, in A minor, there are no sharps or flats because it is the relative minor to C Major!. It looks like this: A B C D E F G A!. Notice that this time, the half steps have changed location!. They are now between the second and third and fifth and sixth notes, and are sung like this: do re may fa sol lay tay do!. In this case, the minor triad follows the same pattern, but the chord produced is different because of the interval of the minor third: A-C-E-A, or Do May Sol Do!.

Sometimes this sounds a bit confusing! You may wonder why you just don't start the note A as La instead of Do in the minor scale!. That would make the triad look like: La Do Mi La!. Just remember that when you are in a minor key you have to treat it as its own key signature, meaning it's not major! A Minor may look a lot like C Major, but you must stay true to the syntax and formula of the scale!.

Here it all is, in Recap, so that you can print it out in one space:

Chromatic Scale:
Do, Ra(h), Ra, Ma(y), Mi, Fa, Fi, Sol, La(y), La, Li/(or Ta(y)), Ti, Do!.

Major Scale: Do, Ra, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do!.

Major Triad: Do, Mi, Sol, Do, Sol, Mi, Do,

Minor Scale: Do, Ra, Ma(y), Fa, Sol, La(y), Ta(h), Do!.

Minor Triad: Do, Ma(y), Sol, Do, Sol, Ma(y), Do!.

Hope this helps you!

Good luck with your studies, and keep on singing!

PeaceWww@QuestionHome@Com

" Do Re Mi" is called Solfeggio ( prounouced "soul fegh")!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, are you in the US!? The US uses a "movable do" system of solfeg, whereas most of the rest of the world uses "fixed do," where do is ALWAYS C!. So a C major scale in both systems would be Do to Do, but a D major scale in fixed do would actually start on Re!. I'm not exactly sure what your question is asking, however!? If you need to sing a major scale, me typing out a scale won't help you, you need to hear it!. If you know the keys on the piano, I can give you the notes of a major scale and you can plunk it out and get it in your head that way!.!.!.

The solfeg syllables are: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do!.

And I'll just pick a key at random for the next part!.!.!.

A C major scale would be: C (Do), D (Re), E (Mi), F (Fa), G (Sol), A (La), B (Ti), C (Do)!. C Major on the piano would be all white keys, starting and ending on C!.

A C Major Triad would be: C (Do), E (Mi), G (Sol)!.

There are 3 types of minor scale: harmonic, melodic, and natural!. I've written out a harmonic minor scale as it is the most common!. An A minor scale has the same key signature as a C major scale!.!.!.a minor scale (assuming a movable do) will begin on syllable La!.

An A harmonic minor scale would be: A (La), B (Ti), C (Do), D (Re), E (Mi), F (Fa), G# (Si), A (La)!.
Note: "Si" is the syllable used for a chromatically raised "Sol"!.

An A minor triad would be: A (La), C (Do), E (Mi)!.

A Chromatic scale is a scale that moves by half steps up the octave!. A C chromatic scale looks like this: (ascending) C (Do), C# (Di), D(Re), D# (Ri), E (Mi), F (Fa), F# (Fi), G (Sol), G# (Si), A (La), A# (Li), B (Ti), C (Do)!.

Descending, the notes of the chromatic scale are the same, but they can be written differently, and the syllables change slightly!. The Descending C Chromatic scale look like this: C (Do), B (Ti), Bb (Te), A (La), Ab (Le), G (Sol), Gb (Se), F (Fa), E (Mi), Eb (Me), D (Re), Db (Ra), C (Do)!.

Note that C# can also be written as Db!. D# can also be written as Eb, F# can also be written as Gb, and A# can also be written as Bb!. This is called "enharmonics!."

Probably more information than you needed!.!.!.but I can give you a more specific answer next time if you ask a more specific question!Www@QuestionHome@Com