Chromatic Scale

Repeat:
The chromatic scale is simple but elusive. It’s made up of just half-steps, playing all 12
notes in the octave before repeating. Once you’ve mastered this scale, you know every note!

Respond:
Notice how the scale starts and stops on C. Do you feel like the scale has settled? Try
playing the chromatic scale starting and stopping on different notes i.e., D to D, F# to F#. Do
these new starting and stopping points feel settled?

Expand:
Play a slow melody that goes up and down the scale, holding out notes at emotional
points. Then play a really fast melody, taking as few breaks as possible. How did these two feel?
What were their characters?

Whole Tone Scale

Repeat:
The whole tone scale is similar to the chromatic scale in that they repeat the same
interval over and over. The chromatic scale repeated a half step, and the whole tone scale
repeats a whole step.

Expand:
Try to play every note that’s not in the above whole tone scale. What do you notice? Is it
the same?
 Listen to Wayne Shorter’s song Juju. Which instrument plays the whole tone scale, and
when does it come in? Can you tell when it switches to another whole tone-scale?
Fill in the blank lead sheet

Respond:
If you haven’t already, try to figure out the melody to Juju. It uses both whole tone scales,
so you’ll have to figure out when it switches. After you’ve learned this melody, try to come up
with your own catchy melody using the whole tone scale! Use a rock beat to play along with.