Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 16, Lesson 2 of 12
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Week 2: Minor-key chords, figures and doubling

Music theory, Weekly review, 10 minutes

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The harmonic minor's chords and their qualities, the raised 7th in the figures, and which note to double.

This week's skills

A minor: V needs the raised 7th, G sharp, written in every time

Check each skill of week 2; anything shaky, read the lessons again in Minor keys, figures and doubling, then come back.

The skills to check
  • The quality of every chord in a minor key
  • An accidental in the figures, and the raised 7th
  • Which note to double, and the leading note never

You try In D minor, which note of chord V is never doubled?

Show the answer

C sharp: it is the leading note, the raised 7th.

The rest of this lesson and its 8 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 8 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards