(key signatures) Flashcards
understand how to read them
What is the order of sharps!
BEADGCF
What is the order of flats!
FCGDAEB
What is the definition of a key signature?
Sharps and flats used in a specific scale grouped together
What is the saying that helps you remember the Order of Sharps?
Bead Girly Crafting Friends
What is the saying that helps you remember the Order of Flats?
Fat cow goes down an elevator…BOOM!
The first and last note of a scale is called the _______.
Keynote
Another word for keynote is _____.
Tonic
Name the order of the three elements of the staff. (Time signature, clef, key signature)
- Clef 2. Key signature 3. Time signature
Which two key signatures have NO accidentals in them?
Am and C
How can you determine a Major Key with sharps in it?
By finding the last sharp on the right and going a half-step up.
How many total keys are there, in Key Signatures?
24
How many major & minor keys are there, each?
12
Each key signature has both a _____ and a _____ key.
Major, minor
What shortcut can you use to find the major key of a flat key signature?
Looking at the next-to-last flat.
Which key only has ONE flat?
F
What is the one flat F has?
B
How can you find the MINOR version of a key signature?
Identify the key in MAJOR form first. Then bring it down -3 half steps.
What are the 3 minor scales?
Natural, harmonic, melodic
What is a chromatic scale?
A 12-note scale where they all are a half-step apart.
What are the natural minor scale half steps?
2-3, 6-7
What is different about a harmonic minor scale, compared to natural minors?
The 7th note is raised (a half step lower than the 8th)
What makes melodic minor so unique?
The ascending scale is the same, but the descending scale differs
What is basically the descending scale of melodic minor?
Natural minor
What is significant of an ascending melodic minor scale?
The 6th and 7th notes are raised by a half step
