Scales/ Key signatures

Question 1

What is the pattern for a Natural Major Scale?

Answer 1

WWH H WWH

Question 2

What is the pattern for a Natural Minor Scale?

Answer 2

WHW W HWW

Question 3

What is the pattern for a Harmonic Minor Scale?

Answer 3

WHW W H 1.5 H

Question 4

What is the Ascending pattern of a Melodic Minor?

Answer 4

WHW W WWH

Question 5

What is the Descending pattern of a Melodic Minor?

Answer 5

• Same as Natural Minor

- WHW W HWW

Question 6

What are the Rules for a Melodic Minor?

Answer 6

• Ascending; Sharp 6 & 7

- Descending; Flat 6 &7

Question 7

What is the rule for a Harmonic Minor?

Answer 7

-Sharp 7

Question 8

What is the order of Sharps?

Answer 8

• FCGDAEB

- Fat Cats Go Down And Eat Birds

Question 9

What is the order of Flats?

Answer 9

-BEADGCF

Question 10

What is the order of scale degrees in Major Scales?

Answer 10

• (1)Tonic
• (2)Supertonic
• (3)Mediant
• (4)Subdominant
• (5)Dominant
• (6)Submediant
• (7)Leading tone

Question 11

What is the order of scale degrees in Natural Minor Scales?

Answer 11

• (1)Tonic
• (2)Supertonic-
• (3)Mediant
• (4)Subdominant
• (5)Dominant
• (6)Submediant
• (7)Subtonic

Question 12

What is the order of scale degrees in an Ascending Melodic Minor Scale?

Answer 12

• (1)Tonic
• (2)Supertonic
• (3)Mediant
• (4)Subdominant
• (5)Dominant
• (6)Raised submediant
• (7)Leading tone

Question 13

What is the order of scale degrees in a Descending Melodic Minor Scale?

Answer 13

• (8)Tonic
• (7)Subtonic
• (6)submediant
• (5)dominant
• (4)subdominant
• (3)Mediant
• (2)Supertonic
• (1)tonic

Question 14

What are the Major Scales?

Answer 14

• C
• G
• D
• A
• E
• B/ C flat
• F sharp/ G flat
• C sharp/ D flat
• A flat
• E flat
• B flat
• F

Question 15

What are the Enharmonic Major Keys?

Answer 15

• B/C flat
• F sharp/ G flat
• C sharp/D flat

Question 16

What are the Enharmonic Minor Keys?

Answer 16

• G sharp/ A flat
• D sharp/ E flat
• A sharp/ B flat

Question 17

What are the Minor Scales?

Answer 17

• A
• E
• B
• F sharp
• C sharp
• G sharp/ A flat
• D sharp/ E flat
• A sharp/ B flat
• F
• C
• G
• D

Question 18

What is the Relative Minor of C major?

Answer 18

-A minor

Question 19

What is the Relative Minor of G major?

Answer 19

-E minor

Question 20

What is the Relative Minor of D major?

Answer 20

-B minor

Question 21

What is the Relative Minor of A major?

Answer 21

-F sharp minor

Question 22

What is the Relative Minor of E major?

Answer 22

-C sharp minor

Question 23

What is the Relative Minor of B major?

Answer 23

-G sharp minor

Question 24

What is the Relative Minor of C flat major?

Answer 24

-A flat minor

Question 25

What is the Relative Minor of F sharp major?

Answer 25

-D sharp minor

Question 26

What is the Relative Minor of G flat major?

Answer 26

-E flat minor

Question 27

What is the Relative Minor of D flat major?

Answer 27

-B flat minor

Question 28

What is the Relative Minor of C sharp major?

Answer 28

-A sharp minor

Question 29

What is the Relative Minor of A flat major?

Answer 29

-F minor

Question 30

What is the Relative Minor of E flat major?

Answer 30

-C minor

Question 31

What is the Relative Minor of B flat major?

Answer 31

-G minor

Question 32

What is the Relative Minor of F major?

Answer 32

-D minor

Question 33

The staff has 1 sharp, what does that mean?

Answer 33

- Its in G major/E minor | - F is sharped

Question 34

The staff has 2 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 34

- Its in D major/B minor | - F, C are sharp

Question 35

The staff has 3 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 35

- Its in A major/ F sharp minor | - C, F, G are sharp

Question 36

The staff has 4 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 36

- Its in E major/ C sharp minor | - F,G,C,D are sharps

Question 37

The staff has 5 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 37

- Its in B major/ G sharp minor | - C,D,F,G,A are sharps

Question 38

The staff has 6 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 38

- Its in F sharp major/ D sharp minor | - F,G,A,E,C,D are sharps

Question 39

The staff has 7 sharps, what does that mean?

Answer 39

- Its in C sharp major/ A sharp minor | - C,D,E,F,G,A,B are sharps

Question 40

The staff has 1 flat, what does that mean?

Answer 40

- Its in F major/D minor | - B is flat

Question 41

The staff has 2 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 41

- It's in B flat major/ G minor | - B,E are flat

Question 42

The staff has 3 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 42

- It's in E flat major/ C minor | - E,A,B are flats

Question 43

The staff has 4 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 43

- It's in A flat major/ F minor | - A,B,D,E are flat

Question 44

The staff has 5 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 44

- It's in D flat major/ B flat minor | - D,E,G,A,B are flat

Question 45

The staff has 6 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 45

- It's in G flat major/ E flat minor | - G,A,B,C,D,E are flat

Question 46

The staff has 7 flats, what does that mean?

Answer 46

- It's in C flat major/ A flat minor | - C,D,E,F,G,A,B are flat

Question 47

What's a parallel minor?

Answer 47

-Same tonic different, different key signatures