Grade 4 Music Theory Lesson 3: Keys, Scales and Technical Names of Notes - Exercises
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Technical Names of Notes
1. Give the technical name (tonic, dominant, etc) of:
- the note C in A minor
- the note C# in C# major
- the note D in G major
- the note Eb in C minor
- the note E in D major
- the note E# in F# minor
- the note F in Ab major
- the note F# in A major
- the note G in D minor
- the note Ab in C minor
- the note A in G major
- the note Bb in Eb major
- the note B# in C# minor
2. Name the note which is:
- the dominant in B minor
- the tonic in Bb major
- the submediant in F minor
- the leading note in A minor
- the supertonic in F# minor
- the subdominant in C major
- the mediant in Bb minor
Keys
1. Complete the following table
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Major key with no. sharps: | C | G | D | A | E | B |
| Minor key with no. sharps: | A | E | B | F# | C# | G# |
| Major key with no. flats: | C | F | Bb | Eb | Ab | Db |
| Minor key with no. flats: | A | D | G | C | F | Bb |
2. Name the major and minor keys which use these key signatures:
Scales
1. Write out one octave of the following scales in semibreves, using a key signature and accidentals where necessary:
a) B minor harmonic ascending
b) B major descending
c) C minor melodic descending
d) G# minor harmonic descending
e) Db major ascending
f) Bb minor melodic ascending
g) F# minor harmonic ascending
