C Major Scale

In the picture

1. 1A glowing white key: one note in the scale.
2. 2A black key between two white keys: the gap that makes a whole step.
3. 3A short arc over touching white keys: a half step.
4. 4A long arc over a black key: a whole step.

Examples

• Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do, as in the song from The Sound of Music.
• A piano warm-up that plays C D E F G A B C.

Quiz: C Major Scale (Age 14)

1. 1

   In a major scale, between which notes do the half steps fall?

   • Between notes 2–3 and 6–7.
   • Between notes 3–4 and 7–8.
   • Between notes 1–2 and 4–5.
2. 2

   Which pattern of whole and half steps makes a major scale?

   • half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole
   • whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole
   • whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half
3. 3

   Which statement about the C major scale is true?

   • It uses only white keys and starts and ends on C.
   • It uses a mix of black and white keys and starts on C.
   • It uses only white keys and starts and ends on G.

The answers, each with its explanation, are in the app. This lesson has left the free week, so its quiz is part of the subscription.