Grade 5: Chromatic Scale

Chromatic Scale is composed of series of half step keys in ascending or descending order.

When singing notes in cumulative order of black and white keys on the piano, you are playing a chromatic scale. Keys raised by half step use sharp (), while flat () lowers the pitch by half step.

A series of 13 consecutive half step keys in ascending or descending order makes up a chromatic scale.

(Ascending Order)

(Descending Order)

Sharp is used in ascending order while Flat is applied in descending order of the Chromatic Scale.