Grade 4 Music Theory, Unit 3, Lesson 4 of 7
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Writing a degree by its name

Music theory, Keys and scales, 3 minutes

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Write a note from its technical name in any Grade 4 key: number the degree, write out the scale from the tonic, then add the accidental it needs.

Worked example: the submediant of B flat minor

B flat minor up to degree 6
  1. Submediant: degree 6.
  2. B flat minor has five flats: B flat, C, D flat, E flat, F, G flat.
  3. The submediant is G flat. In the harmonic minor only the 7th, A natural, is raised.

Quick check

What is the subdominant of D flat major?

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