When is a piece in A minor versus C major?
Dec 24, 2014 · Given that the minor second intervals in both C major and natural A minor are the same, the chord on the fifth degree of A minor is normally going to be a minor chord, E min, with G as its third.
What are the modes derived from the C major scale?
Aug 13, 2017 · The modes of C are the 7 arrangements you get from starting the C major scale from its 7 different root notes. You only think of parrallel modes like you have described as a harmonic / …
Why is C the base note of standard notation and keys?
Notes do not "start" with C; C major is just the easiest major key to notate in modern notation. The concept of a major key came about long after letters were assigned to the notes. Before there were …
Why is music theory built so tightly around the C Major scale?
I can see that everything is built around the 'normal' notes that belong to the C major scale, and everything in-between is an inconvenient anomaly. I just feel there is a whole lot of unreasonable …
I am confused about modes. Can someone explain it in these terms?
Jan 26, 2021 · The way I remember modes is, for example, that I know that the Lydian mode is the major scale two half-steps up from the root. That is, I would play in the D major scale if I wanted to …
Why C Major and D Major has different structure?
Jul 13, 2017 · Of course that could be a very interesting thing to do, but (assuming from your question about D major that you are a beginner) it would be better to wait a while before you try to do it.
What is the actual difference between scales of the same notes?
Nov 2, 2024 · Every major scale you know has 7 of them - the parent being the 1st, i.e. C major, which produces D Dorian, E Phrygian, F Lydian, G Mixolydian, A Aeolian and the almost unusable B …
Why does the dominant chord contain a flattened 7th?
In order to find a chord, you need to ascend 3rds from the note you start (for the most common chords). So, in the C Major scale, the G chord, which is Dominant, will be: G (ascending a major 3rd) B …
Why does G# sound right when my melody is in C major?
Sep 12, 2021 · I composed the following melody using notes from the C major scale. In the third bar a G# (Ab) seemed a natural choice to complete the loop, but I don’t understand why. G# is not in C …
Confused about the natural symbol (♮) and the omnipresence of the C ...
May 28, 2023 · The natural symbol (♮) is an undercover agent sent by the C major scale. In other words, the natural symbol (♮) is totally linked to the C major scale. Is this statement correct? The use of …