Key Signatures

Question 1

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

C Major

Answer 1

0 Sharps (C Major)

Question 2

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

G Major

Answer 2

1 Sharp (G Major)

Question 3

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

D Major

Answer 3

2 Sharps (D Major)

Question 4

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

A Major

Answer 4

3 Sharps (A Major)

Question 5

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

E Major

Answer 5

4 Sharps (E Major)

Question 6

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

B Major

Answer 6

5 Sharps (B Major)

Question 7

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

F# Major

Answer 7

6 Sharps

Question 8

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

C# Major

Answer 8

7 Sharps (C# Major)

Question 9

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

E Minor

Answer 9

1 Sharp (E Minor)

Question 10

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

B Minor

Answer 10

2 Sharps (B Minor)

Question 11

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

F# Minor

Answer 11

3 Sharps (F# Minor)

Question 12

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

C# Minor

Answer 12

4 Sharps (C# Minor)

Question 13

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

G# Minor

Answer 13

5 Sharps (G# Minor)

Question 14

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

D# Minor

Answer 14

6 Sharps

Question 15

Indicate the number of sharps in the key provided:

A# Minor

Answer 15

7 Sharps (A# Minor)

Question 16

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

F Major

Answer 16

1 Flat (F Major)

Question 17

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

B Flat Major

Answer 17

2 Flats (B Flat Major)

Question 18

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

E Flat Major

Answer 18

3 Flats (E Flat Major)

Question 19

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

A Flat Major

Answer 19

4 Flats (A Flat Major)

Question 20

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

D Flat Major

Answer 20

5 Flats (D Flat Major)

Question 21

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

G Flat Major

Answer 21

6 Flats (G Flat Major)

Question 22

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

C Flat Major

Answer 22

7 Flats (C Flat Major)

Question 23

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

F Minor

Answer 23

4 Flats (F Minor)

Question 24

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

C Minor

Answer 24

3 Flats (C Minor)

Question 25

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

G Minor

Answer 25

2 Flats (G Minor)

Question 26

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

D Minor

Answer 26

1 Flat (D Minor)

Question 27

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

A Minor

Answer 27

0 Flats (A Minor)

Question 28

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

A Flat Minor

Answer 28

7 Flats (A Flat Minor)

Question 29

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

E Flat Minor

Answer 29

6 Flats (E Flat Minor)

Question 30

Indicate the number of flats in the key provided:

B Flat Minor

Answer 30

5 Flats (B Flat Minor)

Question 31

List the order of sharps.

Answer 31

F C G D A E B

Question 32

List the order of flats.

Answer 32

B E A D G C F

Question 33

How do you determine the relative major or minor of a specific key?

Answer 33

If in a major key, the relative minor is three half steps, or a minor third, below the tonic, or root note. For example, if in the key of G Major, three half steps down would be E, so E would be the relative minor. The same holds true counting three half steps up from a minor key to obtain the relative major.

Question 34

Explain the concept of parallel major and minor.

Answer 34

Parallel keys are when a minor and major scale share the same tonic, or root note.