Identifying Key Signatures and Chords

The video tutorial explains how to identify key signatures using a flowchart in three steps. It covers identifying accidentals, determining if they are sharps or flats, and deciding if the key is major or minor. Mnemonics are provided for remembering the order of sharps and flats. The tutorial concludes with tips on observing melody and harmony to distinguish between major and minor keys.

What is the first step in identifying a key signature?

• Look for the tempo marking

• Identify the time signature

• Count the number of notes

• Check for accidentals

If a key signature has one sharp, which note is it?

• D sharp

• F sharp

• G sharp

• C sharp

What is the mnemonic device for remembering the order of sharps?

• Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

• Good Boys Do Fine Always

• All Cows Eat Grass

• Funky Cows Get Down At Every Barn

What is the leading tone in a major scale?

• The third scale degree

• The first scale degree

• The fifth scale degree

• The seventh scale degree

Which method is used to identify a major key with flats?

• Count the number of flats

• Identify the last flat

• Find the second to last flat

• Look for the first flat

What is the mnemonic device for remembering the order of flats?

• Good Boys Do Fine Always

• Barn At Every Down Get Cows Funky

• Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

• All Cows Eat Grass

What is the relationship between the last flat and the tonic in flat keys?

• The last flat is a perfect fifth above the tonic

• The last flat is a perfect fourth below the tonic

• The last flat is a major third above the tonic

• The last flat is a minor third below the tonic

How can you determine if a piece is in a minor key?

• It has a fast tempo

• It starts and ends on a major chord

• It uses a lot of sharps

• It starts and ends on a minor chord

What might indicate a harmonic minor key?

• Use of only major chords

• Absence of accidentals

• A slow tempo

• Presence of a leading tone accidental

Which chord is more likely to appear in a piece in E Minor?

• F major

• A minor

• D major

• C major