Contextualised Composition and Theory

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Contextualised Composition and Theory

• Keys, chords harmony
• Identifying major keys

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What we will cover

• Identifying major sharp keys
• Identifying major flat keys

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Major sharp keys

• To identify a major sharp key simply name the
  last sharp in the key signature and go up one note

This is because the last sharp in a major sharp
key is the leading note
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Major sharp keys

• Identify the following major sharp keys

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The order of sharps

• The order of sharps is fixed and is governed by
  the cycle of fifths

F
G
C
E
D
A
B
Down
And
Ends
Battle
Father
Charles
Goes
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Major flat keys

• To identify a major flat key go to the
  penultimate flat. This is the name of the key

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Major flat keys

• Identify the following major flat keys

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The order of flats

• The order of flats is fixed and is governed by
  the cycle of fifths

B
A
E
C
D
G
F
Down
Goes
Charles's
Father
Battle
Ends
And