Flat Key Signatures
This flat names any key with flats, unless there is only one flat, in which this is the key. (2 answers)
What is the 2nd to last flat? What is F Major?
A half step up from this sharp in any key signature gives it's name.
What is the last sharp? (A half step up from the last sharp is the name of the key.)
This is root position.
What is it called when a triad has its name on the bottom?
These rests are written inside this space. Draw them. (3 answers)
What are Half and whole rests in space 3?
Always spell a chord from this direction.
What is from bottom to top?
Describe how the flats must be written on the staff. Show at the board.
What is begin with the Bb inside the staff, the second flat is higher (go up), and each successive flat is in a zig zag pattern? (Up, down, up, down.)
Draw the key with 3 sharps, and name the key.
What is A Major - F#, C#, G#
Play, name & write: In D Major, the I, IV, and V chords.
I = D major
IV = G major
V = A major
These notes & rests have two flags. Draw them.
What are 16th notes and 16th rests?
Draw quarter & 8th rests.
What is how to draw quarter and 8th rests?
Draw the key with 5 flats, with this name. (Name the key and each flat.)
What is Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb = Db Major?
Draw the key with 5 sharps, and tell it's name.
What is B Major, F#, C#, G#, D#, A#
Play, name & write: In Ab Major: the I, IV, and V chords
I = Ab Major
IV = Db Major
V = Eb Major
Note flags are always on this side.
What is the Right Hand side.
Race to draw a Grand staff. (5 elements not including the staff lines.)
What is how to draw a Treble and Bass clefs, with left side bar line, brace, and right side double bar line?
Draw the key of Gb Major, and explain how to determine how many flats. (2 answers)
What is Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb
Draw the flats, using the order of flats, until the name of the key, plus one more flat.
Draw the key with 6 sharps, and name it.
What is F# Major = F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#
Play, name & write: In Bb Major, the I, IV, V chords
I = Bb Major
IV = Eb Major
V = F Major
Notes on the middle line and higher.
Which notes on the staff have "down" stems?
The intervals of unison, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are called this. (one answer) These intervals can never become these two qualities. (two more answers)
1-What are perfect intervals?
2-What are Major and minor?
Another process to figure out how many flats are in a key; however, don't make this mistake. (2 answers)
1-What is Use the KWWHWWWH pattern for a Major scale to count the number of flats?
2-When the tonic is a flat, don't count the last note as another flat.
These two keys are often confused with their white key counterparts because the student forgets to "go up a half step" after naming the white key.
What are F# Major and C# Major.
Play, name & write: In C# Major, the I, IV, V chords
I = C# Major
IV = F# Major
V = G# Major
Stem direction for 2 or more 8th or 16th notes is determined by which note is further away from the middle line. Give an example.
How is the stem direction determined for multiple notes connected by beams that straddle the middle line?
Draw two 8th notes, on treble clef E (bottom line) and E top space, with a beam, observing stem direction.
What are Up stems on the Right side?