Scale is a succession of eight notes that go up and down the staff without repeating or skipping any note.
A scale is defined by its starting note and may be major or minor depending on its arrangement of tones and semitones.[5]
Here are the different types of scale:
Major and Minor Scale
Major Scale
A major scale is a set of notes that defines the key of a piece. Not only does the scale define the key of the piece, but the notes in the scale are not variable. In other words, a composer cannot make up anything he or she wants and call it a scale. Instead, all major scales sound very similar and are all based on the same scale.[1]
The major scale is the first of the diatonic scales. Another name for the major scale is the Ionian Mode. A major scale has 7 notes.[3]
Minor Scale
The minor scale sounded much "sadder". Like the major scale, the minor scale can be utilized by composers to create music.[1] The pattern of tones and semitones of minor scale is different.[2] It has more half steps than the major scale.[4]
Other types of Scale
Chromatic scale is made up of just half steps. It has twelve tones rather than the usual eight.[4] It is made up entirely of semitones. It includes all the notes on the keyboard and has no key because there is no fixed starting point.[5]
Whole-tone scale is made of whole tones. It has has just seven tones.[4]
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