C Major (Junior Cert Music): Revision Notes

C Major

C Major – A Key with No Sharps or Flats

• Music composed in the key of C major has the tonic note C as its 'home' note.
• It uses the notes of the C major scale.
• The C major scale is the only major scale with no sharps (#) or flats (♭).
• It is played using only the white keys on a piano.
• Like all major scales, C major follows the same pattern of tones and semitones: Tone – Tone – Semitone – Tone – Tone – Tone – Semitone

• C Major Scale: C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C