2.2 Minor Key Signatures

• A key signature is a set of sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a staff that indicate the key
• Match the key signature with its major key:

  1 Sharp (F#) ↔️ G Major

  2 Sharps (F#, C#) ↔️ D Major

  1 Flat (Bb) ↔️ F Major

  2 Flats (Bb, Eb) ↔️ Bb Major
• The natural minor scale adheres to the interval pattern: whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole, and uses no additional alterations
• What is the interval between the first and third notes of C natural minor?

  Half step
• Match the key signature with its major key:

  No sharps/flats ↔️ C Major

  1 sharp (F#) ↔️ G Major

  2 sharps (F#, C#) ↔️ D Major

  1 flat (Bb) ↔️ F Major
• How is the natural minor scale derived from the major scale?

  Lower 3rd, 6th, 7th
• In minor key signatures, do sharps and flats directly correspond to the tonic note?

  No
• What do flats in minor key signatures indicate?

  Notes to be lowered
• The flats in a minor key signature typically affect the 3rd, 6th, and 7th scale degrees


  True
• In minor keys, the flats directly correspond to the tonic note.

  False
• The flats in a minor key signature typically affect the 3rd, 6th, and 7th
• A key signature helps musicians identify which notes should be raised or lowered.


  True
• What interval pattern does the natural minor scale follow?

  Whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole
• C natural minor includes the notes C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C.


  True
• In minor key signatures, the presence of sharps indicates which notes are raised consistently throughout the piece
• Which minor key has one sharp (F#) in its key signature?

  E minor
• The sharps in minor keys directly correspond to the tonic note.

  False
• What is a key signature in music theory?

  Sharps or flats at staff
• No sharps or flats in a key signature indicates C Major


  True
• What is the interval pattern for the natural minor scale?

  Whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole
• C natural minor includes the note F#

  False
• A key signature identifies the notes that are consistently raised or lowered throughout a composition
• Key signatures are only used in major keys

  False
• The notes of C natural minor are: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, with the tonic being C
• The sharps in a minor key signature typically affect the 7th scale degree


  True
• G minor has the flats Bb and Eb
• In minor key signatures, flats indicate which notes should be lowered consistently throughout a piece
• Which minor key has no flats in its key signature?

  A minor
• What is a key signature?

  Sharps or flats at start
• The key signature with no sharps or flats corresponds to C major.
• What are the flats in the key signature of G minor?

  Bb, Eb
• In D minor, the key signature has one flat (Bb), which affects the B note throughout the piece
• Match the key signature with its minor key:

  No sharps/flats ↔️ A minor

  1 sharp (F#) ↔️ E minor

  2 sharps (F#, C#) ↔️ B minor

  1 flat (Bb) ↔️ D minor
• In minor key signatures, the number and placement of sharps or flats indicate the key
• Unlike major keys, sharps or flats in minor keys do not directly correspond to the tonic
• Which minor key has one sharp (F#) in its key signature?

  E minor
• How many sharps are in the key signature of B minor?

  Two
• The sharps and flats in minor key signatures typically affect the 3rd, 6th, and 7th scale degrees of the natural
• Recognizing the patterns of sharps and flats in minor key signatures is crucial for accurately reading and writing
• Which minor key has two sharps (F#, C#) in its key signature?

  B minor