Lesson 3

 Lesson 3: Major Scales and Major Keys


Lecture Notes:

  • The order of sharps (#'s) in  key signature is the order of flats (♭'s) inverted. (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B# and B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭)
  • In order to remember a major scale from a key signature with flats (♭'s), look at the 2nd to last flat of the key signature and that would be considered the major key.


  • In order to remember a major scale from a key signature with sharps (#'s), look at the last sharp of the key signature, raise that same note half-step higher and that would be considered the major key
 
Both images from:
 https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/key-signature-hacks-easy-tricks-for-memorizing-major-and-minor-keys/



Here's a YouTube video from "Brad Harrison Music". In this video, He talks about everything you need to know about key signatures and how they can effect the outcome of
a piece of music if used correctly and incorrectly.


  • The circle of fifths is a sequence of keys represented in a circle, where each key or chord is a perfect fifth away from the key or chord next to it in the circle. The circle of fifths in reverse is the circle of fourths.

Here's another YouTube video from "Michael New". In this video, he tells you how to memorize the Circle of Fifths and why it's so useful. 



Here's a video of me playing, "Minuet in G Major" on the piano. The piano is slightly off-tuned, but in this excerpt, you can clearly see the major patterns in this piece.


Excerpt from:
https://musescore.com/classicman/scores/62312

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