Working on this section now and I thought that when you look at the scale creation, the sharps are placed on the staff in order they come in the scale
ie: D maj - d e f# g a b c# d
and the sharps come in that order
But when we get to f#major, that isn’t the same
f# major - F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#
but the sharps on the diagram are listed
f# c# g# d# a# e#
So what am I missing?
Additionally, F# Major, the last sharp is on the note E - 1 semitone higher than E is F, 1 Tone higher than e is F#, this is the same for C#major, where the last sharp is on the b, 1 semitone higher is C, 1 tone higher is c#.
I’m trying to do this exercise without the use of Mr. Cato’s trick, basically just working it out in my head what the key is based on what notes are sharp/flat. So if I see there’s a C#, a F#, and G#, I’ll eventually work out that it’s in the key of A after about 20-30 seconds.
I’m new to music theory and am trying to improve quickly, but also make sure these things stick. Just wondering what the expectation should be for a beginner to complete this exercise, a couple minutes? Or should it be pretty instant for each key signature?
@ccapriotti As a beginner, pretty much all you’re doing is still abstract and academic. Only when you learn songs, learn songs, learn songs and have substance that you can apply your learning to will it become real and quicker. Don’t worry if there’s a lot of thinking involved at this stage.
