Keys
editRelative key: a key that has the equivalent notes (sharps and flats), for example, C major and A minor. Enharmonic key: a key that has the equivalent notes (sharps and flats), for example, F# major and Gb minor.
The difference between relative and enharmonic is that relative keys are minor and major while enharmonic keys are the same (minor/minor or manjor/major).
The relative minor key is the major key transposed down by a minor 3rd.
History
editThe history of music is divided into many periods:
- Baroque – c. 1600–c. 1750
- Classical – c. 1750–c. 1825
- Romantic – c. 1825–c. 1900
- Modern (c. 1900-present)
Transposing instruments
editWritten pitch: the note that is written. Concert pitch: the note that is heard.
| Instrument | Written pitch |
|---|---|
| French Horn | a perfect 5th above the concert pitch |
| English Horn | a perfect 5th above the concert pitch |
| Bb Clarinet | a major 2nd above the concert pitch |
| Bb Trumpet | a major 2nd above the concert pitch |
If you're asked about the written pitch, you should transpose upwards from the concert pitch, and vice-versa.
Scales
edit- 1st – Tonic (key note)
- 2nd – Supertonic
- 3rd – Mediant
- 4th – Subdominant
- 5th – Dominant
- 6th – Submediant
- 7th – Leading tone
- 8th – Tonic (Octave)
Modes
editI Don't Play Like My Aunt Lucy
