Paper Example on Relative & Parallel Minors: B & E Majors' Rare Coincidence

Assignment 1

As per the outline of major keys being related with minor keys at the lower third interval, E major has a relation to g# minor at the g# lower third interval. This means that g# is the relative minor of E major.

The parallel minor of B major.

Quite exciting, b minor gets to a relation with B major at b minor third interval down. Then, b minor is the parallel minor of B major. This is a rare coincidence of the capital and small be alphabets that is not been true in many minor parallel relations.

The parallel minor of G major.

From the foregoing, the G major key is among the seven key signatures with sharps. Also prudent to note, Gb being among the seven key signatures with flats, has a different name with F#; they however share same notes.

Some minor keys seem to share relations with major keys at their minor third intervals at lower position. In precision to our question, the parallel minor of G major is C. The occurs at G# which is sharp.

The relative minor of D major

Db has a different name in consideration with C#. They however have common notes which are hence referred by different names. Therefore, the relative minor of D major is c# minor.

The parallel minor of A major

A major shares a relation with e minor at the e minor third interval down. Hence, e minor assumes the position of the parallel minor of A major.

The relative minor of E major

As per the outline of major keys being related with minor keys at the lower third interval, E major has a relation to g# minor at the g# lower third interval. This means that g# is the relative minor of E major.

The parallel minor of B major.

Quite exciting, b minor gets to a relation with B major at b minor third interval down. Then, b minor is the parallel minor of B major. This is a rare coincidence of the capital and small be alphabets that is not been true in many minor parallel relations.

The relative minor of G major.

a# minor coincides with G major at the third a# minor down interval. Hence a# is the relative minor of G major.

Assignment 2

Key signatures with sharps: G, D, A, E, B, F#, C#

Intervals, Quality and Values.

M1(0), M2(1), m3(2), P4(3), P1(4), m2(5), M2(6)

P1, m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, d5, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7, P8

Unison, P4, P5, octave,

m2, M2, m3, M6, M6, m7, M7

Noting the intervals:

+5-Unison, +6-m6, P4-M4, 4-d5, +4-octave

P5-M1, *3-d2, +3-unison, *7-m4, M9-m5

Assignment 3

C major- A minor

D major- C minor

B major- B minor

A major- E minor

F# major- D# minor

B major- C minor

C# major- F# minor

F major- D# minor

D major- G# minor

Noting Parallel minors

E major- E minor

A major- A minor

F# major- D# minor

B major- C minor

C# major- F# minor

F major- D# minor

E major- E minor

Assignment 4

The augmented triads:

P3-augmented triad

M6- augmented triad

Diminished Triads:

m5- Diminished triad

m8- Diminished triad

P4- Diminished triad

M9- Diminished triad

Requested triad:

Diminished- d0

Minor- m1

Augmented- A2

Diminished- d3

Major- M4

Augmented- A0

Minor- m1

Diminished- d2

Major- M3

Diminished- d4

Assignment 5

The augmented triads:

P3-augmented triad

M6- augmented triad

Diminished Triads:

m5- Diminished triad

m8- Diminished triad

P4- Diminished triad

M9- Diminished triad

Requested Seventh Cord

M7, Mm7

Mm7, m7

M7

M7, Mm7

Seventh Chord with Root name and Quality.

D0, m1, A2, M3, D4

A0, M1, A2, m3, D4