Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Exercise 7

Using the four steps outlined above, draw the relative major and minor scales for each piece. Circle the tonic
and dominant pitches. Identify the key of the piece; if in minor, determine the form. Finally, notate the counts
for each piece, sing and clap. The four scale options are: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic
minor.

Example: “Go Down, Moses,” Spiritual

• Relatives are Bbmajor and G minor.


• First pitch of the piece is D and the last pitch is G; these are the tonic and dominant notes in G minor.


• The altered F sharp is the seventh note in G harmonic minor.


• Answer: G harmonic minor

1. Bourrée (J.S. Bach)

Key: ________________________ (If in minor, state the form of minor.)

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Count: 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3(4) 1 2 3 4 1 (2 3) 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 (4) 1 2 3 4 1 (2 3)

Altered pitch: F sharp

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Tonic Dominant Tonic Dominant

MODULE 9

The flatlowersanote a half step.

On the keyboard, move to the nearest note to the left.

The double sharpraisesanote a whole step.

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