Keys (Leaving Cert Music): Flashcards
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Definition of a key in music
Definition of a key in music
Tonal centre of a piece and its associated scale
Characteristic sound of major keys
Characteristic sound of major keys
Bright and stable
Characteristic sound of minor keys
Characteristic sound of minor keys
Darker, more expressive tone
Relative minor definition
Relative minor definition
Shares same key signature as its major counterpart
Parallel minor definition
Parallel minor definition
Shares same tonic but different key signature
Order of sharps in key signatures
Order of sharps in key signatures
F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#
Order of flats in key signatures
Order of flats in key signatures
Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb
How to find tonic from last sharp
How to find tonic from last sharp
Last sharp is one semitone below the tonic
How to find tonic from flats
How to find tonic from flats
Second-last flat is the tonic
Circle of Fifths directions
Circle of Fifths directions
Clockwise = sharp keys; Anti-clockwise = flat keys