Orchestra

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what is the order of flats?

BEADGCF (BEAD Greatest Common Factor)

what is an interval in music?

the pitch difference between two notes.

what is a half step?

the smallest step in music.

what is the order of sharps?

FCGDAEB (Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds)

what is the difference between a natural minor and a melodic minor?

natural minor is performed using only the notes in the key signature

how would you count run mommy run daddy?

1 2+ 3 4+

how would you count wish a steven?

1(+2) + 3 4

how would you count pepperoni pizza?

1+2+ 3 4

what is a whole step?

2 half steps

how would you count pepperoni slow?

1+2+ 3(4)

what is a scale?

a set of 8 notes, starting and ending on the same note,in ascending or descending order, with a set pattern of half and whole steps.

what is 1 1/2 steps?

a whole step and a half step.

what is a major scale?

half steps are between 3-4 and 7-8. the rest of the notes are whole steps.

what is a natural minor scale?

half steps are between2-3 and 5-6.

How do i know if the song is major or minor?

if it is major the half steps will be between 3-4 and 7-8 and if it does not, it is probably in minor.

how do i figure out the key signature if i know it is minor?

if you already know the major key signature, you minus two letters from the key signature.

what is a harmonic minor scale?

it has half steps between 2-3, 5-6, and 7-8. it also has 1 1/2 steps between 6-7

what are the melodic minor differences?

scale steps 6 and 7 are raised going up the scale and lowered going down the scale. going up the scale, the half steps are between 2-3 and 7-8. going down the scale, the half steps are between 6-5 and 3-2

how do i figure out the key signature if i know it is major?(the trick for flats)

take the last flat in the key signature and go back one flat in the order of flats to find the scale or key signature.

how do i figure out the key signature if i know it is major?(the trick for sharps)

take the last sharp in the key signature and go up a a half step.


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