IV. Comprehension Exercises
a. Write T (true) or F (false).
____ 1. The minor quality is perceived as bright or happy.
____ 2. There are several different kinds of minor scales.
____ 3. The essential difference between major and minor qualities lies in
the third scale degree.
____ 4. The natural minor scales have their own key signatures.
____ 5. The C major and A minor keys have the same key signatures.
____ 6. Major and minor keys that are built on different tonic notes but
share the same key signatures are called parallel keys.
____ 7. The key signatures of relative keys are the same.
____ 8. The distance from the tonic of a minor key to the tonic of its
relative major is down a minor third.
____ 9. Parallel keys are useful in comparing the structure of the major and
minor scales.
____ 10. Minor scales are not simply altered major scales, and the
structure is very different.
b. Choose the correct answer.
- The major scale ____.
a. is perceived as dark or sad
b. is perceived as bright or happy
c. has a major third degree
d. b and c