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Scales/ Key signatures Flashcards

1
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What is the pattern for a Natural Major Scale?

A

WWH H WWH

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What is the pattern for a Natural Minor Scale?

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WHW W HWW

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What is the pattern for a Harmonic Minor Scale?

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WHW W H 1.5 H

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4
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What is the Ascending pattern of a Melodic Minor?

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WHW W WWH

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5
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What is the Descending pattern of a Melodic Minor?

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  • Same as Natural Minor

- WHW W HWW

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6
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What are the Rules for a Melodic Minor?

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  • Ascending; Sharp 6 & 7

- Descending; Flat 6 &7

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7
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What is the rule for a Harmonic Minor?

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-Sharp 7

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8
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What is the order of Sharps?

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  • FCGDAEB

- Fat Cats Go Down And Eat Birds

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9
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What is the order of Flats?

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-BEADGCF

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10
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What is the order of scale degrees in Major Scales?

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  • (1)Tonic
  • (2)Supertonic
  • (3)Mediant
  • (4)Subdominant
  • (5)Dominant
  • (6)Submediant
  • (7)Leading tone
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11
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What is the order of scale degrees in Natural Minor Scales?

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  • (1)Tonic
  • (2)Supertonic-
  • (3)Mediant
  • (4)Subdominant
  • (5)Dominant
  • (6)Submediant
  • (7)Subtonic
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12
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What is the order of scale degrees in an Ascending Melodic Minor Scale?

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  • (1)Tonic
  • (2)Supertonic
  • (3)Mediant
  • (4)Subdominant
  • (5)Dominant
  • (6)Raised submediant
  • (7)Leading tone
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13
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What is the order of scale degrees in a Descending Melodic Minor Scale?

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  • (8)Tonic
  • (7)Subtonic
  • (6)submediant
  • (5)dominant
  • (4)subdominant
  • (3)Mediant
  • (2)Supertonic
  • (1)tonic
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14
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What are the Major Scales?

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  • C
  • G
  • D
  • A
  • E
  • B/ C flat
  • F sharp/ G flat
  • C sharp/ D flat
  • A flat
  • E flat
  • B flat
  • F
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15
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What are the Enharmonic Major Keys?

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  • B/C flat
  • F sharp/ G flat
  • C sharp/D flat
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16
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What are the Enharmonic Minor Keys?

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  • G sharp/ A flat
  • D sharp/ E flat
  • A sharp/ B flat
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17
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What are the Minor Scales?

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  • A
  • E
  • B
  • F sharp
  • C sharp
  • G sharp/ A flat
  • D sharp/ E flat
  • A sharp/ B flat
  • F
  • C
  • G
  • D
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18
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What is the Relative Minor of C major?

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-A minor

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19
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What is the Relative Minor of G major?

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-E minor

20
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What is the Relative Minor of D major?

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-B minor

21
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What is the Relative Minor of A major?

A

-F sharp minor

22
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What is the Relative Minor of E major?

A

-C sharp minor

23
Q

What is the Relative Minor of B major?

A

-G sharp minor

24
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What is the Relative Minor of C flat major?

A

-A flat minor

25
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What is the Relative Minor of F sharp major?

A

-D sharp minor

26
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What is the Relative Minor of G flat major?

A

-E flat minor

27
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What is the Relative Minor of D flat major?

A

-B flat minor

28
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What is the Relative Minor of C sharp major?

A

-A sharp minor

29
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What is the Relative Minor of A flat major?

A

-F minor

30
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What is the Relative Minor of E flat major?

A

-C minor

31
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What is the Relative Minor of B flat major?

A

-G minor

32
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What is the Relative Minor of F major?

A

-D minor

33
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The staff has 1 sharp, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in G major/E minor

- F is sharped

34
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The staff has 2 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in D major/B minor

- F, C are sharp

35
Q

The staff has 3 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in A major/ F sharp minor

- C, F, G are sharp

36
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The staff has 4 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in E major/ C sharp minor

- F,G,C,D are sharps

37
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The staff has 5 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in B major/ G sharp minor

- C,D,F,G,A are sharps

38
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The staff has 6 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in F sharp major/ D sharp minor

- F,G,A,E,C,D are sharps

39
Q

The staff has 7 sharps, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in C sharp major/ A sharp minor

- C,D,E,F,G,A,B are sharps

40
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The staff has 1 flat, what does that mean?

A
  • Its in F major/D minor

- B is flat

41
Q

The staff has 2 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in B flat major/ G minor

- B,E are flat

42
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The staff has 3 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in E flat major/ C minor

- E,A,B are flats

43
Q

The staff has 4 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in A flat major/ F minor

- A,B,D,E are flat

44
Q

The staff has 5 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in D flat major/ B flat minor

- D,E,G,A,B are flat

45
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The staff has 6 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in G flat major/ E flat minor

- G,A,B,C,D,E are flat

46
Q

The staff has 7 flats, what does that mean?

A
  • It’s in C flat major/ A flat minor

- C,D,E,F,G,A,B are flat

47
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What’s a parallel minor?

A

-Same tonic different, different key signatures

MUS 361/ Piano (13 decks)

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