AP Music Theory 1.3 Music Terminology, Terms & Symbols

lot of miners Well finally a simple question there's No

need to drag it out so we won't bother All

right we'll drag it out Just a little let's First

to find what a parallel miner is Well parallel keys

start on the same pitch Pretty simple Right So that

means the parallel minor of a major would be a

minor The parallel major of c major is c minor

The parallel manger of f major is f minor and

yada yada yada so on and so on And yet

you get the idea So by that logic the parallel

minor of g major would b b g minor here's

the only tricky part of the problem terminology Parallel miner

is often confused with relative minor So what's the diff

well the relative minor of a major key uses the

same key signature but has a different starting note This

means that the relative minor of g major is e

minor Hence option d tricky In a parallel key however

the starting note stays the same but the key signature

has to change So even though g major has one

sharpen its key signature it's parallel minor g minor has

two flats However they both start on g which makes

them parallel keys It's like twins born of the same

parents Sure they'd both have the same starting place but

well they go on live different independent lives So think 00:01:34.392 --> [endTime] of g major and g minor as twins