After completing this lesson, you should be able to answer these questions/do these things:

 

Answer These

  • Explain what a scale is.
  • Name a few different scales.
  • State the formula of a major scale as a series of whole steps and half-steps.
  • Explain what scale degrees are.
  • State which major scale degrees are separated by half-steps.
  • State which major scale degrees are separated by whole steps.

Play These

  • Play any major scale across a single string and name the scale degree as you play it.
  • Play any major scale across a single string and name the note as you play it.
  • Play major scales both forward (ascending) and backward (descending) across a single string.
  • Improvise over a jam track.