Key signatures
What is a key signature?
A key signature is a set of sharps or flats symbols on the staff at the beginning of a music piece.
what scale has no sharps or flats?
The scale with no sharps or flats is C major.
A chromatic scale is made up entirely of semi tones.
what is an interval?
A interval in music is the distance in pitch between two notes.
How do you determine the key signature of a sharp scale?
You determine the key signature of a sharp scale by going up a semitone from the last sharp.
Eb major scale has how many flats?
Eb major scale has 3 flats.
What's is called when a chromatic scale is going down and what accidentals do you see?
When a chromatic scale is going down it is called descending. The accidentals seen are flat.
What are the 4 types of intervals?
Melodic, harmonic, even numbered and odd numbered.
How do you determine the key signature of a flat scale?
You determine the key signature by the second to last flat, or if there's only one flat, it would be F major.
Db major has what amount of flats?
There is 5 flats in Db major. They include, Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, and Bb.
What's is called when a chromatic scale and is going up and what accidentals do you see?
When a chromatic scale goes up it's called ascending and the accidentals seen are sharps.
What are the even and odd numbered intervals?
Even numbered intervals include, 2nd 4th, 6th and an octave.
Odd numbered intervals include, unison, 3rds, 5ths and 7ths.
A series of flats go in this order, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb. What is the key signature?
This is a Cb major scale.
How many major scales are there?
There are 15 major scales.
What notes are sharp in an ascending chromatic scale?
The note names are: C#, D#, F#, G#, and A#.
What's the difference between melodic and harmonic notes?
Melodic notes are two different notes that aren't played together. Harmonic notes are played at the same time, and have a triad structure.
A scale goes in this order: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A# and B. What is the name of the scale?
This is a B major scale.
How many UNIQUELY sounding scales are there?
There are 12 UNIQUELY sounding scales.
What notes are flat in a descending chromatic scale?
The note names are: Bb, Ab, Gb, Eb, and Db.
What is the interval and semitone difference between A to F#?
A to F# is even numbered 6th interval with 10 semitones.