Simon Pure » Music http://simonpure.net info for a rapidly changing world Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Music Lesson Part 2 http://simonpure.net/2008/10/29/music-lesson-part-2/ http://simonpure.net/2008/10/29/music-lesson-part-2/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:41:18 +0000 http://simonpure.net/?p=26

Tricks for figuring out minor and major keys when using Flats
There are tricks for quickly identifying what key you are in for flats by looking at the key signature. Just like with sharps, the relative minor is three half steps away from the relative major. For instance when looking at B flat Major the relative minor is g minor. To figure out what key you are in when looking at the flats on either the Trebble or Base Cleffs simply take the second to last flat and whatever line it rests on that is the Key you are in. So if you see three flats, you look at the last one which rests on A and then you look at the second to last one which rests on E. Therefore, you are in E flat Major, to identify the relative minor simply take the last flat and raise it two half steps so the relative minor to A major is C minor. Practice more on the virtual piano to really get an understanding.

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I am taking a music class at college and I came up with some useful tricks about how to distinguish between major and minor keys within the key signature. First of all you the relative minor to a major key is three half steps away from the major’s tonic. Meaning, if you are in the key of C Major the relative minor would be a minor. Now if you are in the key of F # Major the relative minor would be d # minor. Now say you are looking at the Treble Cleff and there are four sharps. You know you are in the key of E Major because if you look at the last sharp and raise it half a step you see you are on the line E. Now to figure out the relative minor for E major look at the last sharp again, which is on D and lower it half a step so that it is C. Before you say you are one C minor look back in the key signature to see if there are any accidental, because the C is sharp in the key signature you say the relative minor the E Major is C # minor. Practice on the Virtual Piano by clicking the link below.

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