Key Signatures
What is the order of Sharps?
FCGDAEB
What is the order of whole steps and half steps used to construct a major scale?
Whole - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole - Whole - Half
Key Signature
Harmonic Minor Scales are most similar to what other form of Minor Scales?
Natural Minor.
True or False: The descending version of the Melodic Minor Scale is just the Harmonic Minor Scale.
FALSE (Natural Minor Scale)
What is the order of Flats?
BEADGCF
What is the only flat major scale without the word "flat" in it's name?
F Major
What is the order of whole steps and half steps for a natural Minor scale?
Whole - Half - Whole - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole
What makes Harmonic Minor sound more "final" or "resolved" than Natural Minor?
The half step between the 7th and 8th scale degree.
The last 3 notes of the ascending version of the Melodic Minor Scale resembles what other scale that we've discussed?
The Major Scale
True or False: When you go clockwise around the Circle of Fifths, you add flats to your key signatures. If you go counter-clockwise, you add sharps.
FALSE
True or False: Major Scales are usually associated with sad or dark moods in music.
FALSE
True or False: Minor keys also follow a pattern of Fifths on the Circle of Fifths.
TRUE
What is the only thing you have to change about a Natural Minor Scale to make it a Harmonic Minor Scale?
Raise the 7th scale degree by one half step.
What do you have to do to the Natural Minor Scale to make it the ascending version of the Melodic Minor Scale?
Raise the 6th and 7th scale degrees.
How do you find the relative minor scale for a major key (other than looking at the Circle of Fifths)?
Go down 3 half steps from the tonic of your major key and skip over a note letter name.
Some keys use both a sharp and flat version, these are referred to as ______ ______.
Enharmonic Equivalents
DAILY DOUBLE: Which note of a major scale (scale degree) is always the starting note of it's relative minor scale?
The 6th note/scale degree.
What other scales feature a half step between the 7th and 8th scale degrees?
Major Scales & Melodic Minor Scales
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the order of accidentals when raising notes by half steps? (Start with Double Flat)
Double Flat - Flat - Natural - Sharp - Double Sharp
DAILY DOUBLE: Bb Major is used instead of A# Major for what reason?
A# Major features double sharps.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is Mr. Peryer's favorite Major key?
E Major
What is Mr. Peryer's favorite Minor key?
d minor
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the name for the interval that occurs between the 6th and 7th scale degrees of a Harmonic Minor Scale?
An Augmented 2nd
What is an accidental called that does not need to be included for any other reason than to help out your reader/listener/performer?