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What is the formula for a major scale?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H (Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half)
What is a key in music?
A piece of music centered around a specific major or minor scale.
What are key signatures?
Sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece indicating the key.
What is tonality?
The establishment of a key in a piece of music.
What is a tonic?
The first scale degree; the most important note in a key.
What is the circle of fifths?
A visual representation of the relationships between keys.
What does 'closely related' mean in keys?
Keys that share many notes and have similar tonality.
Define enharmonic equivalents.
Notes that sound the same but are written differently (e.g., C# and Db).
What is a key in music?
A key is when a piece of music centers around a specific major or minor scale.
What are key signatures?
Sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece indicating the key.
What is tonality?
The establishment of a tonic note as central to a piece of music.
What is the tonic?
The first scale degree; the most important note in a key.
What is the circle of fifths?
A visual representation showing relationships between keys.
What does 'closely related' mean in keys?
Keys that share many notes and have similar tonality.