How To Build Melodic Minor Scales PowerPoint, Handouts and Worksheets

A small unit of work introducing students to Melodic Minor Scales. English terminology.

PowerPoint 4 slides that explains How to Build Melodic Minor Scales.

Slide 1 explains what a scale is and introduces the Tone Semitone pattern.
Slide 2 demonstrates how to create a A Melodic Minor Scale using a Natural Minor Scale.
Slide 3 explains important points when raising the 6th and 7th notes.
Slide 4 demonstrates how to create a D Melodic Minor Scale using a Natural Minor Scale.

Handouts explaining “How to Build Melodic Minor Scales” using the Tone Semitone pattern, and using the Circle of 5ths.

6 Worksheets

3 sheets - writing and completing melodic minor scales and naming key signatures
2 sheets - writing the letter names of ascending melodic minor scales
1 crossword - solve puzzle by answering 10 melodic scale questions

Answer sheets included.

All Handouts, Worksheets and Answer sheets are individual PDFs, great for online learning and the paperless classroom.

Knowledge of Major Scales, Natural Minor scales, Tones and Semitones and sharps and flats is assumed.