Ch 2: Major Scales on One String
Summary

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.