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The Major Scale and Key Signatures Review

The Major Scale and Key Signatures Review. Key Signatures Terms. Key Signature: The sharp, flat or natural signs placed at the beginning of a staff indicating the key of the music. The first pitch of every major scale is do. The scale is named by the first pitch. d r m f s l t d

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The Major Scale and Key Signatures Review

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  1. The Major Scale and Key Signatures Review

  2. Key Signatures Terms • Key Signature: The sharp, flat or natural signs placed at the beginning of a staff indicating the key of the music. • The first pitch of every major scale is do. The scale is named by the first pitch. • d r m f s l t d • There are semi-tones between m-f and t-d. All of the other intervals are whole tones.

  3. Sharp # Key Signatures • Order of the Sharps • F# • C# • G# • D# • A# • E# • B# • Acronym (Father Charles Goes Down and Ends Battle)

  4. Flat b Key Signatures • Order of the Flats • Bb • Eb • Ab • Db • Gb • Cb • Fb Acronym (Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father)

  5. Order of the Sharps F# C# G# D# A# E# B# Key Signatures • Order of the Flats • Bb • Eb • Ab • Db • Gb • Cb • Fb

  6. Order of the Flats Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Fb Major Keys F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Flat b Key Signatures

  7. Flats The next to the last flat is the Major key. Sharps Last sharp is the “Ti” of the Major scale. How To Determine Major Key The 2nd last flat is E, so the key is E flat major. The last sharp is A, so the key is B Major.

  8. Flats With the exception of F Major, every other flat major key has “flat” as part of its name. This is because the name of the key is flatted in the key signature. Sharps F# and C# Major are the only two sharp majors that have “sharp” as part of its name. Keys to memorize C major has no sharps or flats F major has 1 flat How To Determine Major Key

  9. Name This Major Key E Major

  10. Name This Major Key A flat Major

  11. Name This Major Key C Major

  12. Name This Major Key F Major

  13. Name This Major Key F sharp Major

  14. Name This Major Key E flat Major

  15. Write out the scale • Bb Major • Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

  16. Write out the scale • B Major • B C # D # E F # G # A # B

  17. Write out the scale • D Major • D E F # G A B C # D

  18. Write out the scale • A Major • A B C # D E F # G # A

  19. Write out the scale • F Major • F G A Bb C D E F

  20. Write out the scale • Eb Major • Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

  21. Write out the scale • Db Major • D Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

  22. Write out the scale • Db Major • Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

  23. Write out the scale • Gb Major • Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

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