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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 is the f major scale?

one octave of the f major scale contains 8 notes. it goes in the order of F G A B flat C D E and then F again.

How many flats are in the concert C flat scale?

All 7 notes are flatted in the Cb Major scale. The Cb Major scale is enharmonic to the B Major scale and that scale has 5 sharps.(F.C,G,D,E). If you compare the 2 scales you will notice they are identical.

How many musical scales are there in total?

There are many possible scales. Limiting ourselves to 12 tones in an octave of equal tempering, and assuming that a scale is no less than five notes (and no more than 12 notes, obviously), there are 1,816 unique scale patterns. Some of them probably sound ridiculous and are unusable, but many are valid scales that just haven't been explored much in western music yet.

What does the bass clef B flat key signature look like?

Bb has 2 Flats. Bb and Eb. The First Flat (Bb) Is on the second line from the bottom, and the second flat (Eb) is on the third space from the bottom.

How many notes are in a major scale?

A major scale has 8 notes, including the second use of the tonic.

How do you tell what key a piece of music is when dealing with sharps in th key signature?

The sharps indicate which notes are sharp. You have to learn how to recognize sharp keys, same as with flat keys.

What is the relative minor of Gb major?

F# minor is relative to A major, so Gb minor is essentially the same, although they're probably looking for B double flat major or something useless like that.

What is the formula for a major scale?

whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step.

Is A sharp the same thing as B flat?

Yes. A sharp and B flat are the same pitch. However, they are notated differently, and used differently, in accordance with the effect required by the composer.

How many sharps in B major?

B Major (and G sharp minor) has five sharps, but B minor only has two sharps (like D major).

What key are B A G F E flat D and C sharp in?

D minor (melodic minor to be specific) Here's the D- melodic minor scale (D Eflat F G A Bnatural Csharp D) However, the key signature for the piece will show Bflat and Eflat. By the way, this is the scale for the D-melidic minor (D Eflat F G A Bflat Csharp D)

What is dbb?

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What is Dependency of a minor?

A dependant is someone who receives most of their support through another adult individual. Usually all minor children fall into this category. The qualifications to claim a person as a dependant vary according to circumstances but generally only one person can claim the minor as a dependant and that dependant can't be claimed if that person themselves claims to be independant. if you are doing taxes adn aren't sure of these terms, I suggest you consult an accountant.

Which Bb trumpet scales are 2 octaves?

Physical limitations not withstanding, any scale can be played over a range of two octaves. This concept is easiest to visualize by thinking of a piano keyboard. The eight musical notes that make up any scale can be repeated all the way up or down the keys.

Why is a minor scale called a minor scale?

Because it has a minor third (eg in C minor scale, C-E flat is a minor third interval), and a minor 6th (again in c minor, C -A flat is a minor 6th). This creates the correct pattern for TSTTST1/2S

What sharps are there on a violin?

Do you mean what notes with sharps can you play on the violin? You can play any note including the chromatics (sharps and flats) from its lowest pitch (G) to its highest limit (conventionally B). For contemporary music with unusual techniques, you can play all of the quarter tones, or notes between the notes of a chromatic scale.

When singing scales in the key of C what note is fa?

Fa is the 4th scale-degree of both the C major and minor scales.