Key Signatures Worksheet 2 – Major & Minor Keys

Key Signatures Worksheet – Level 2

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Part A: for each key signature, write both the major key and its relative minor. Part B: write the key signature for each minor key given. Part C: decide whether short melodies are in the major or the minor key, using the first and last note and any raised 7th. Check with the answer key.

Answer key

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Key of F Major / Key of D Minor
Key of F sharp Major / Key of D sharp Minor
Key of B flat Major / Key of G Minor
Key of C sharp Major / Key of A sharp Minor
Key of E flat Major / Key of C Minor
Key of D Major / Key of B Minor
Key of C Major / Key of A Minor
Key of G Major / Key of E Minor
Key of B Major / Key of G sharp Minor
Key of E Major / Key of C sharp Minor
Key of A Major / Key of F sharp Minor
Key of D flat Major / Key of B flat Minor

Goal

Connect every key signature with both of its keys, and learn to tell from the music whether a piece is in major or minor.

How to practise

The relative minor is a minor third below the major key (or the 6th degree of the major scale): C major → A minor, Eb major → C minor.
To find a minor key's signature, go up a minor third to its relative major: F# minor → A major → three sharps.
For Part C, look for the leading tone: a minor-key melody often has the raised 7th as an accidental (G# in A minor).
Work through each part on a separate day.

Self-check

Check with the answer key. If you mix up the direction (going up instead of down to find the relative minor), play both keys on an instrument: the minor key's tonic is lower within the same scale.

Next steps

Read minor scales and key signatures. Explore keys like E minor and Bb major, use the key finder to identify keys from chords, and keep the circle of fifths poster on the wall.