scales

Question 1

acronymn to remember order of sharps for minor keys

Answer 1

ELEPHANTS     E
BATHE              B
FOR                   F#
CLEAN              C#
GENITALS         G#
DONT                D#
ASK                    A#

Question 2

order of sharps (#) and their relative minor keys

Answer 2

major: GO DOWN AND ENTER BY FIRST CORRIDOR
minor: ELEPHANTS BATHE FOR CLEAN GENETALS DON’T ASK
G E
D B
A F#
E C#
B G#
F# D#
C# A#

Question 3

how to go from relative major to relative minor

Answer 3

count 3 semitones back

Question 4

what is the 1st degree of the scale called?

Answer 4

tonic (I)

Question 5

what is the 2nd degree of the scale called?

Answer 5

supertonic (ii)

Question 6

what is the 3rd degree of the scale called?

Answer 6

mediant (iii)

Question 7

what is the 4th degree of the scale called?

Answer 7

subdominant (IV)

Question 8

what is the 5th degree of the scale called?

Answer 8

dominant (V)

Question 9

what is the 6th degree of the scale called?

Answer 9

submediant (vi)

Question 10

what is the 7th degree of the scale called?

Answer 10

leading note (vii)

Question 11

acronymn to remember order of flats for minor keys

Answer 11

DISCO         D
GRANNY     G
CAN'T          C
FLEX            F
BECAUSE    Bb
ELEGANT    Eb
AGE             Ab

Question 12

pattern of tones and semitones for…

major keys

Answer 12

T T S T T T S

Question 13

pattern of tones and semitones for..

natural minor keys

Answer 13

T S T T S T T

Question 14

pattern of tones and semitones for..

harmonic minor keys

Answer 14

T S T T S 3S S

Question 15

pattern of tones and semitones for..

melodic minor keys

Answer 15

T S T T T T S

Question 16

what do all minor keys have in comon regarding their pattern of semitones

Answer 16

they all start with the sequence

T S T T