Major Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)

Melodies GameHear a melody in one octave, play it back
Ionian (Major)The major scale — the most familiar sound in Western music

Hear & play major scale melodies in time while the range shifts and the root shuffles.

Why

  • Spread the major scale across the whole instrument, an octave at a time, with the root moving under you — the spatial fluency full-range play needs.

How it plays

Range ShiftingRoot ShufflingTimed

Where it leads

Color
Lydian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ LydianMixolydian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ MixolydianMinor Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Aeolian (Natural Minor)
Harder
Major Scale Anchored (Roving)→ full-range melody game
Singing
Hear · Sing · Pick→ sungSee · Sing→ sung

Part of

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