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Scales and Key Signatures
This category is about major, minor and other musical scales, and keys and key signatures in musical notation. All questions should relate to forms and construction of scales, and key signatures within these forms.
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What are the minor keys and its definition?
The minor keys usually have a darker sound and feel to them - as opposed to the major keys which sound generally brighter. The minor keys are based on the sixth degree of a given major scale (lets take D major as an example, if we go up six steps in this scale we get the notes D, E, F♯, G, A, and B). So B minor will have the same key signature as D major (with two sharps). In a major scale there are four semitones between the first and third degrees of the scale but in minor keys there are only three semitones. So in the D major scale the third scale degree (mediant) is F♯ but the same degree in D minor if F♮ (natural). As with the major keys, minor keys can also contain up to seven sharps or flats in their key signature too.
What is the saddest major key?
i must say i dont think there is one almost all major keys are pretty happy!
What key signatures include a b flat?
ALL FLAT KEY SIGNATURES include a Bb, these are:
F Major/D minor
Bb Major/G minor
Eb Major/C minor
Ab Major/F Minor
Db Major/Bb Minor
Gb Major/Eb Minor
Cb Major/Ab Minor
The reason for this because the order of flats in a key signature is B, E, A, D, G, C, F. From the example above you can see that B-flat (Bb) comes first.
What is the difference between a G-sharp minor and a G-flat minor key signature?
The key of G-sharp minor has 5 sharps (it's the relative to B major). G-flat minor is a key that only exists in theory, because that key signature would contain 9 flats. The limit on flats or sharps in a key is 7.
F-sharp minor isn't actually any "scarier" than any other minor key. Minor keys can make music sound sad, ominous, angry, uneasy, tense, or dark (etc); however, a piece of music that is written in a minor key, such as f-sharp minor, will not automatically sound frightening. The specific mood of a song depends on a number of factors, including:
- Dissonance - especially when it is used extensively throughout the piece.
- Tempo - faster tempos tend to elicit a more suspenseful mood; changes in tempo (especially when it is increased) can intensify this.
- Instrumentation - certain instruments (and combinations of instruments) can contribute to a scary mood. Composers may take advantage of unusual instruments, such as the theremin and waterphone, and/or they might incorporate one of the most ominous-sounding instruments out there: the human voice.
- Dynamics - especially contrasting sections of loud and quiet.
- Articulation - for example: the use of tremolo, ponticello (playing near the bridge on a stringed instrument), col legno (using the back of the bow to play a stringed instrument), and flutter tongue (which is when wind instruments create a fluttering-type sound).
- Pitch - specifically, sudden increases in pitch.
What are the notes in the a harmonic scale arpeggio?
The same as an A minor chord: A, C, E. If the seventh were included, G#.
Is there a G-sharp in the A dorian scale?
No. The mode of A Dorian uses the same key signature as G major, so the only sharp note is F.
How can you tell what key or note im singing?
An electronic tuner will tell you which note you are singing (in concert pitch), or someone with perfect pitch could tell you.
What key is it if the song skips Bb but not Eb?
That would be C minor, because often B natural is used instead of B flat.
What key is it if it only has Eb and skips Bb?
In the order of flats in key signatures, even if the melody skips the B-flat, the key would contain it, because there is no such key with only an E-flat.
Can you get double flats in a diminished 7th chord?
Yes. For example, a fully diminished C7 chord contains the notes C, E-flat, G-flat, and B-double-flat.
What are the key and time signature use in Ako'y isang Pinoy?
time signature use in Ako'y isang Pinoy?
