Scale Foundations · Lesson 1

Discover scale patterns

Move through one octave and notice whether each pair of notes is separated by a Tone or a Semitone.

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02 · Musical Building BlocksLesson 1 of 17About 6 minutes
What you’ll learnWhat musical relationship does Scales reveal, and how can you recognise it?
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Start here

Choose a scale, then use Next jump to reveal one movement at a time.

See the movement

One-octave keyboard

Major pattern
Visited Skipped black key Current destination
Why this mattersOpen the supporting explanation when you want the theory.

Major scale

Start on C and use the white notes up to the next C. The gaps reveal T T S T T T S.

Natural minor scale

Start on A and use the white notes up to the next A. The gaps reveal T S T T S T T.

Once understood, the same formulas can begin on any white or black note to build a new key.