![]() In general, the number of scales used in a piece is equal to or greater than the number of keys used. In Western classical music, it is very common for a piece to have more than one key, with one or more scale being used in each key. To be clear, in Western music it is not uncommon to use multiple scales in a single piece, even if that piece stays in the same key the entire time. There may be some use of the A harmonic minor scale and/or the A natural minor scale in western music without changing the key of the piece, which can still be in A minor. It won't always be just like that, but it's the best assumption. If someone tells you a piece is in the key of A minor, then you can assume you will use the A minor scale for least the beginning, end, and a good portion of the piece. In western music, the key chosen for a piece implies both a scale and a tonal center, but alternate scales may be used without changing key, and in some ways and some forms of music, the tonal center may also change without it being considered a change of key. This is correct, or at least it's a valid way to look at it. just a bunch of notes the composer decided to use in his ![]() I want an answer which has a perfect base such that I can go further study music theory without ever doubting about keys and scales again. I've recently learned about modes hoping that it would clarify my doubt but it didn't. But how are they different? Does key mean key signature? Or are key signatures part of key? And what's the difference between keys and scales? So from that sentence and other research I am pretty sure keys and scales are different. ![]() ![]() Also I heard about "playing different scale but staying in the same key". So I searched about keys and haven't found much about them except the same fact that people sometimes use 'keys' instead of 'scales'. But the problem is that sometimes the word 'scales' is interchangeably used with 'keys'. They are just a bunch of notes the composer decided to use in his music. My study was going well until I stumbled upon keys and scales. I am a Tabla (a North Indian percussion instrument) player and I am trying to learn the western music theory. ![]()
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