Grade 3 - Major Scales (Part 2)

In Specialist Music Theory Grade 3, major scales are built from a fixed step pattern. For D major, apply the key signature with F sharp and C sharp, then keep the letter names in order for a clean scale.

Key Terms

• Tonic: The first note of a scale. In D major, the tonic is D.
• Accidental: A sharp, flat, or natural sign that changes a note for the rest of the bar.
• Key signature: Sharps or flats placed after the clef to show which notes are altered throughout.

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