Grade 3 - Minor Scales (Part 3)

In Specialist Music Theory at Grade 3, you refine minor scales and their key signatures. This stage focuses on quick recognition of A, E, and D minor, linking each to its relative major and using efficient practice to memorise patterns.

Key Terms

• Key signature: Sharps or flats placed after the clef that show which notes are altered throughout the piece.
• Relative major: The major key that shares the same key signature as a minor key, such as C major for A minor.
• Leading note: The seventh degree that often rises to the tonic. In harmonic minor it is raised to strengthen the pull.

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