keys whose signature contains neither sharps nor flats, C major and A minor
Natural keys
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Natural
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a note neither sharpened nor flattened, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened. See natural sig…
Minor Scale
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having the interval of a minor third between the first and third degrees of the scale See Table of Key Signatures See Table o…
Parallel keys
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two keys, one major and one minor, having the same tonic
Melodic minor Scales
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See Table of Major & Melodic minor Scales See Musical Scales
Diatonic scale
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any scale of the major, natural minor, melodic minor or harmonic minor scales based on a particular key note
Key signature
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an arrangement of sharps or flats placed on the far left hand side of each line of the staff, indicating scale of the piece S…
Major Scale
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See Table of Key Signatures See Table of Major & Melodic minor Scales See Musical Scales
Relative keys
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keys that share a common key signature, for example, C major and A minor