RULE 1
name the top kissy note and add a 7
RULE 2
name the bottom note and add a 7
RULE 3
if the rule isn’t #1 or #2 what do you do? name all the notes and put on top the name. (don’t add 7)
Major keys
I=Major
II=Minor
III=Minor
IV=Major
V=major
VI=minor
VII=Diminished
Minor keys
I=Minor
II=Diminished
III=major
IV=Minor
V=Minor
VI=Major
VII=major
Authentic Cadence
V and I
always in that order
not I and V
6
3 INVERSION
move the bottom note to the top
6
4 INVERSION
move the top note to the bottom
6
5 INVERSION
make kissy notes on the top and make a snowman on the bottom
HOW TO CREATE A SCALE
on the first half draw 11-111-
a half aka- is 1 halfstep
and a whole aka1 is 2 halfsteps
ORDER OF SHARPS
F C G D A E B
ORDER OF FLATS
B E A D G C F
intervals
an rd nd or st examples- 1st 2nd 3rd
NAMING KEYS FROM SHARPS
locate the last sharp and go up a half-step
FINDING MINOR KEYS
go down 3 half-steps from the major key
SECONDARY CHORDS
1 figure out the exercise
2 look at the second roman numeral at the bottom of the problem
secondary chords pt 2
3 read the sentence at the bottom of the problem OUT LOUD
4 Draw the notes of the chord
5 find out if secondary key is different from the primary key then write an accidental next to the correct note