{"id":15700,"date":"2016-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=15700"},"modified":"2024-10-07T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T22:59:25","slug":"the-two-most-important-components-of-a-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/the-two-most-important-components-of-a-key\/","title":{"rendered":"The Two Most Important Components Of A Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning about the two most important components of a key, this lesson is for you.<\/p>\n<p>It is very important for every musician irrespective of style, experience, and level, to understand these two components and the relationship between them in tonal music.<\/p>\n<p>Although the term key is commonly used among musicians, we&#8217;re starting out this lesson by reviewing <strong>the concept of key<\/strong> for the sake of the few who are not familiar with it.<\/p>\n<h2>A Review On The Concept Of Key<\/h2>\n<p>The term key is used to describe an environment created by eight notes, with the goal of establishing a particular note as the tonic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> The tonic is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/what-are-scale-degree-or-technical-names\">technical name<\/a> used by music scholars to describe the principal tone in a key (aka &#8211; &#8220;tonal center&#8221;), which is always the first note at the scale level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/tonal-organization-notes-scales-intervals-chords-chord-progressions-songs\">tonal organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are twelve musical notes:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;seven white notes (aka &#8211; &#8220;naturals&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and five black notes (aka &#8211; &#8220;accidentals&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Cs,Ds,Fs,Gs,As,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAn assembly of eight notes (out of the twelve), creates a tonal music environment known as a key. For example, all the white notes on the keyboard from C to C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;creates the key environment known as the key of C major, while all the white notes on the keyboard from A to A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;creates the the key of A minor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> The terms <em>major <\/em>and <em>minor <\/em>are used to qualify the character of a key. Qualities like light\u00a0and happiness are attributed to the major key, while the minor key is usually associated with the nocturnal, the ghostly, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s round up this review by exploring the eight components of a key.<\/p>\n<h3>The Eight Components Of A Key<\/h3>\n<p>Every key (be it a major or minor key) has eight components and there are technical names for each of the components.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Check Them Out&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first component is the <strong>tonic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second component is the <strong>supertonic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The third component is the <strong>mediant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fourth component is the <strong>subdominant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fifth component is the <strong>dominant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sixth component is the <strong>submediant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The seventh component is the <strong>subtonic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The eighth component is the <strong>octave.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Suffice it to say that there&#8217;s not key without all of these components. In other words, these components are so vital that no key is complete without any of them.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve reviewed the concept of key and also seen the importance of its components, let&#8217;s take our discussion to the next level by exploring the two most important components of a key.<\/p>\n<h2>The Two Most Important Components Of A Key<\/h2>\n<p>The two most important components of a key are the tonic and the dominant. Let&#8217;s breakdown these components.<\/p>\n<h3>The Tonic<\/h3>\n<p>The first and most important note in a key is the tonic. In the key below:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,Bb,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the first note is Bb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which by virtue of its position as the first note in the key, is the most important note &#8211; the tonic.<\/p>\n<p>The tonic is the key center and literally the center of attraction in every key &#8211; whether major or minor. Every other note <em>gravitates<\/em> towards it.<\/p>\n<p>The letter name of any given key is derived from its tonic. The tonic in the key below:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,Fs,Gs,A,B,Cs,Ds,E&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;consequently, it&#8217;s the key of E.<\/p>\n<p>You can spot the tonic in any given key because of its conspicuous position as the first note in a key. So, always keep an eye on the first degree in the key because it&#8217;s the center of attraction.<\/p>\n<h3>The Dominant<\/h3>\n<p>The dominant is the fifth degree in a key and the next component of a key in terms of importance. The dominant in the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CC66FF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the fifth tone of the C natural major scale.<\/p>\n<p>The dominant is an important tone for a variety of reasons and here are two of them:<\/p>\n<p>There are three stable tones in a key &#8211; the first, third and fifth tones of the scale &#8211; and the dominant (the fifth tone) happens to be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>The chord of the fifth degree (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/main\/dominant-chord-fifth-degree\">the dominant chord<\/a>&#8220;) has the strongest affinity for the first degree (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/main\/the-tonic-chord\">the tonic chord<\/a>&#8220;). Consequently, the dominant chord is used to establish or contradict a key and is usually used in the change of key (aka &#8211; &#8220;modulation&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, the importance of the dominant CANNOT be over-emphasized. Believe it or not, no key is complete without the dominant because the establishment of a key depends on it.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Having seen the importance of the tonic and dominant, I&#8217;m sure your eyes have been opened to the connection they have and how they establish a key.<\/p>\n<p>Make it a habit to focus on the two most important components of a key &#8211; the tonic and the dominant.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the time invested in reading this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two most important components of a key and we&#8217;re exploring them in this lesson. 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