Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 3, Lesson 5 of 7
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Technical names, recapped

Music theory, Keys and scales, 4 minutes

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The seven technical names from Grade 4, tonic to leading note, in every Grade 5 key; and in a minor key, the form decides the 6th and 7th.

Seven names

F sharp major, degrees 1 to 7

1 tonic, 2 supertonic, 3 mediant, 4 subdominant, 5 dominant, 6 submediant, 7 leading note. In F sharp major the leading note is E sharp.

Quick check

What is the subdominant of F sharp major?

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