Transcript By the end of the lesson…

By the end of the lesson…
I will have recapped what scales are
I will have learned about scales with
flats
Scales
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What are scales?
What major scale has one sharp?
What minor scale has one sharp?
How do we work this out?
What scale has one flat?
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To work this out , we can use the circle of
fifths.
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What is the circle of fifths?
Let’s work this out…..
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C major has no sharps or flats
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G major has one sharp
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D major has two sharps
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Which key has three sharps?
Use the keyboard to help you
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
Flats
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What would happen if we were to go the
other way?
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C major has no sharps or flats
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If we go the other way (a fifth down), we
can find the key with one flat in a major
scale.
Circle Of Fifths
Circle of Fifths worksheet
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Fill in the circle of diagram.
Next to each stage on the circle, write down
how many sharps or flats each key has
Is there a system for working out
which sharps and flats are used where?
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You might know how many flats are used in
Bflat major, but which particular notes need
to be flattened?
Sharps
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Father
Christmas
Gave
Dad
An
Empty
Box
Flats
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Boiled
Eggs
And
Doughnuts
Give
Children
Farts
So…
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One flat is F major
Two flats is Bflat major
Three flats is Eflat major
And so on….
How do we work out the related minor of
these?
On the sheet, write down the sharps
and flats needed for the given keys
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Start sharps and flats worksheet
Next task 
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Work out the notes given to you in the next
piece of music
Then see if you can identify the key and
play the music on the keyboard.
Plenary
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What have learned today?
What key has two sharps?
What key has two flats?
How do we remember the order of sharps?
How do we remember the order of flats?