🎵 Scale Ear Training 🎼

Can you recognise the different types of minor scales? (slow)

Level 1️⃣

Can you recognise the major and the minor scales? (slow)

Level 2️⃣

Level 3️⃣

Level 5️⃣

Level 4️⃣

Level 6️⃣

Can you recognise the major and the minor scales? (fast)

Can you recognise the first four modes of the major scale?

Scale Ear Training is the practice of identifying different scales by ear, without relying on an instrument. This skill helps students recognise melodic patterns, anticipate musical phrases, and develop a stronger connection to key signatures and tonal centres.

Why Does It Matter? 💡

• Stronger Melodic Recognition – Imagine hearing a melody and instantly recognising whether it’s based on a major, minor, pentatonic, or blues scale. Just like recognising different accents in speech, scale ear training helps musicians identify musical "dialects" and styles more naturally.

• Better Musical Intuition – Scales are the foundation of melodies and solos. By training the ear to hear their distinct qualities, students can anticipate notes, improvise more fluently, and understand why certain melodies sound uplifting, melancholic, or exotic.

• Improved Sight-Singing & Transcription – Recognising scales by ear allows students to sight-sing with better pitch accuracy and transcribe melodies more efficiently. Instead of guessing notes one by one, they can identify entire phrases based on their scale structure.

• Enhanced Playing & Improvisation – Whether composing, jamming, or performing, knowing scales by ear helps musicians navigate their instrument with confidence. It allows for smoother improvisation, better phrasing, and stronger note choices in solos and melodies.

Can you recognise the last three modes of the major scale?

Can you recognise the different modes of the major scale?

Fundamental Scales

Modes of a Major Scale