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Key Signatures/ Intervals Week 6

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KeySignatures/Intervals

Week6

•  Nota7onWorksheet1duetoday

LearningOutcomes

•  Bytheendoftoday’ssession,studentswillbeableto:– Understandtheprac7caluseofkeysignatures– Developamethodforiden7fyingandconstruc7ngmajorkeykeysignatures

– Developamethodforiden7fyandconstruc7ngnatural/rela7veminorkeykeysignatures

ScalesReview

•  Whatisascale?•  WhatintervalpaLerncharacterizesaMajorscale?

•  WhatintervalpaLerncharacterizesaNaturalMinorscale?

•  Keysignaturesputtherequiredaccidentalsforvariousscalesatthebeginningofapieceofmusic

•  Theyareplaceddirectlytotherightofthecleff,justbeforethe,mesignature.

WhichnotesinthispiecewillbeflaLened?

WhyKeySignatures

•  Easiertoreadmusic•  Withtheaccidentalsofthekeysignatureatthebeginning,thekeyisrecognizableimmediately,evenifthereisalotofchroma7caltera7onsaTerwards.

Placement

•  TheplacementoftheaccidentalsinakeysignaturefollowsarigidpaLern.

•  Thissequenceistheresultofthecircleof5ths•  Eachsuccessivenotenameisa5thaboveorbelowtheprecedingpitch.

•  Tobelogicallysequenced,thebuildingofkeysignaturesfollowsacycle

Flats

•  BaLleEndsAndDownGoesCharles’Father•  SeeExample2onpage13

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭F♭

Sharps

•  FatherCharlesGoesDownAndEndsBaLle•  SeeExample1onpage14

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯

Placement

•  Inordertobeimmediatelyrecognizable,keysignaturesmustalwaysbeplacedinthisexactorderonthestaff

•  SeeExample2onpage14

RecognizingKeySignatures

•  Knowthenumberofsharpsandflatsused•  Forflatkeysthemajorkeyisrepresentedbytheflatbeforethelastflat

•  Forsharpkeys,themajorkeyisahalfstepabovethelastsharp

Rela7veMinor

•  Eachmajorkeysignaturehasarela7venaturalminorwhichusesthesamesetofnotes

•  Therela7veminorforeachisthe6thscaledegreeofthemajorscale

•  Eg.CDEFGABC•  Whatistherela7veminortoFmajor?•  FGABbCDEF

Ac7vity

•  BeginWorksheet7and8

Project

•  One16barmajorkeymelody•  One16barminorkeymelody

•  DueFriday16thSeptat5pm