Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 3, Lesson 6 of 7
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Writing a degree

Music theory, Keys and scales, 3 minutes

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Write a note from its technical name in any Grade 5 key: number it, write out the scale from the tonic, then add the accidental the note needs.

Worked example: the mediant of G flat major

G flat major up to degree 3
  1. Mediant: degree 3.
  2. G flat major: G flat, A flat, B flat.
  3. With no key signature, write the flat: B flat.

Quick check

What is the dominant of G flat major?

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