Class, August 12, 2010

On August 12, 2010 we had our first official 1 hour and 30 minutes Band class. In this class Mr. Tomassi handed us a worksheet that was kind of a review of what we already had learned last year about scale construction. In this worksheet we reviewed all sorts of things, such as what were whole steps, half steps, the notes in the staff, and the notes in the piano. He also reminded us about the notes in the black keys of the piano could be a # (sharp) and a b (flat) in the same key, because a # rises the note half step up, and the b lowers it half step down. After reviewing all of that, we reviewed how to construct Major Scales, with the formula WWHWWWH (Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half). Based on this formula and the notes in the piano, the scales should match the formula, like if you need a whole step, but you have its just a half step, you add a sharp to the note. Based on what we learned on that class, Mr. Tomassi sent us to do about 14 Major scales for homework. In my opinion I was able to do them quicker than when I did them last year. I think its because now I understand the concept better, and I have reviewed it a lot.