Major Scale Melodies (Root Shuffling)

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 an octave in time, with root shuffling.

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The instrumentTap a note to hear it.

Why

  • Drill the major scale in any key on reflex — the root jumps as you go, so you hear the mode itself, not one fixed key.

How it plays

Root ShufflingTimedSingle Octave

Where it leads

Color
Lydian Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ LydianMixolydian Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ MixolydianMinor Scale Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ Aeolian (Natural Minor)
Harder
Major Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)→ range shifting

Part of

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