Understanding Major and Minor in Music

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What are major and minor used for in music?

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To create different moods and atmospheres

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What do major and minor refer to in music?

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The spaces between notes

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What is a half step on a keyboard?

Back

One note away

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How many notes away is a whole step on a keyboard?

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Two notes away

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What does a major chord sound like compared to a minor chord?

Back

Major sounds happy, minor sounds sad

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What did Jack use to demonstrate the difference between major and minor chords?

Back

A keyboard

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What should Oliver do while listening to the music examples?

Back

Let his imagination run wild.

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How does music composed in major typically sound?

Back

Happy and triumphant

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How does music composed in minor often sound?

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Bittersweet and sometimes scary

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What is the main takeaway for Oliver at the end of the lesson?

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He understood the basics of major and minor