Major and minor keys
What Major and minor keys means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Pop songs may be firmly rooted in these, and the third degree of the scale and quality of the tonic chord help determine which it is.
Keys that you must be able to identify alongside modal tonalities in Contemporary traditional music.
Broad emotional states are conveyed by composers using these tonalities in music for media.
Topics that use Major and minor keys
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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