| The difference between a major key and a minor key is basically how it sounds. A song in the key of C Major would sound kind of upbeat, or happy, however a song in the key of A Minor would sound sad or, for lack of a better word, not happy. Keep in mind that certain major and minor keys are related by their key signatures. For example, C Major and A Minor both have no sharps and no flats. G Major and E Minor both have one sharp, F sharp. Both F Major and D Minor have one flat, B flat. Sharps and flats have to be written in a certain order - just remember for sharps, Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle, (F, C, G, D, A, E and B sharp) and for flats, Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father (B, E, A, D, G, C, and F flat). There is however, one more essetial part of a piece of music that must be discussed - time signature. |
