The Tools Of Music 2

In The Tools Of Music 1 we took a look at the structure of the major scale. The first note of the scale is called the “root”. The root note also indicates the “Keynote” of the scale. The keynote of the C major scale is - C .

When music is based on the C major scale, we say the music is in the “key” of C.

The root is which note of the scale?

The keynote is which note of the scale?

The key of a composition is established by using the notes of a particular Scale.