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# Notation - Scales

Learn various scales in four clefs.

### Setup
Clefs Use these checkboxes to select which clefs should be used in the quiz. Scales Use these checkboxes to select which scales should be used in the quiz. Require tonic as well as scale type Enabling this checkbox will require the user to not only guess what type of scale is being shown, but also what the tonic (Do) of the scale is. This will require that they type their answers rather than click on the scale type buttons. Allow theoretical scales Enabling this checkbox will allow scales with more than 7 flats or sharps to be displayed. These scales will have a key signature of either 7 sharps or flats. Double sharps and flats will be handled as accidentals.

### Learning the Scales
Scales The best way to learn scales is to think in terms of Solfege. Below is a list of the Solfege for each scale.
### Scale | ### Solfege (if the root is Do)
Ionian (Major) | Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do (and the same on the way down)
Dorian | Do Re Me Fa Sol La Te Do (and the same on the way down)
Phrygian | Do Ra Me Fa Sol Le Te Do (and the same on the way down)
Lydian | Do Re Mi Fi Sol La Ti Do (and the same on the way down)
Mixolydian | Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Te Do (and the same on the way down)
Aeolian (Minor) | Do Re Me Fa Sol Le Te Do (and the same on the way down)
Locrian | Do Ra Me Fa Se Le Te Do (and the same on the way down)
Pentatonic | Do Re Mi Sol La (and the same on the way down)
Whole Tone | Do Re Mi Fi Si Li (and the same on the way down)
Harmonic Minor | Do Re Me Fa Sol Le Ti Do (and the same on the way down)
Melodic Minor | Do Re Me Fa Sol La Ti Do (down: Do Te Le Sol Fa Me Re Do)
Blues | Do Me Fa Se Sol Te Do
Arabic | Do Ra Mi Fa Sol Le Ti Do
An Easier Method Another method of teaching scales is to learn the two most common scales, Ionian (Major) and Aeolian (Minor), and then learn most of the other scales based on those two. Memorize Ionian (Major) as Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do and Aeolian (Minor) as Do Re Me Fa Sol Le Te Do, and then remember which scale the others are closest to and what the differences are.
### Scale | ### Solfege (if the root is Do)
Dorian | Minor, with La
Phrygian | Minor, with Ra
Lydian | Major, with Fi
Mixolydian | Major, with Te
Locrian | Minor, with Ra and Se
Harmonic Minor | Minor, with Ti
Melodic Minor | Minor, with La and Ti on the way up only