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The document discusses key signatures in music, including that a key signature indicates the notes that will be used in a piece of music. It provides the order of flats and sharps in key signatures and how to determine the relative major and minor keys from the key signature. Examples are given of writing in key signatures based on the number of flats or sharps.

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Key Signatures

The document discusses key signatures in music, including that a key signature indicates the notes that will be used in a piece of music. It provides the order of flats and sharps in key signatures and how to determine the relative major and minor keys from the key signature. Examples are given of writing in key signatures based on the number of flats or sharps.

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Key Signatures

Josh Paris
a key signature gives the performer information about the collection of notes that will be used for a specific piece. a key signature can be found at the beginning of a piece between the clef and the time signature.

&b ?b

4 4 4 4

key signature (1 flat)

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Rules about key signatures: 1.) a key signature can only have either ALL sharps or ALL flats. never a combination of sharps and flats 2.) each key signature has both a major and a minor key. they are called relative key signatures.

key signature (1 flat) Key signatures using flats....

In ALL flat keys this is the order of flats. ALWAYS!!!

bbb b b & bb ? bb b b bbb

B b, E b, A b D b, G b, C b, F b

! !

Below is how to translate the key signature for flats 1 flat = F major/D minor 2 flats = B b mjajor/G minor 3 flats = E b major/C minor *HINT: Other than F major, the second to last 4 flats = A b major/F minor flat will ALWAYS be the major key. 5 flats = D b major/B b minor 6 flats = G b major/E b minor 7 flats = C b major/A minor

Identify the number of flats and write the major key below each measure

b &bb ? b bb & ?

bbbb bbbb

nnbb nnbb

The key of

major

The key of

major

The key of

major

draw in the correct key signature for both clefs based on the major key listed below each measure.

F major

D b major
Redbass Music 2010

G b major

Key Signatures

Key signatures using sharps... In ALL sharp keys this is the order of sharps. ALWAYS!!

Below is how to translate the key signature for sharps. 1 sharp = G major/E minor 2 sharps = D major/B minor *to find the major key go to 9 3 sharps = A major/F# minor the last sharp and then go up 4 sharps = E major/C# minor one half step. 5 sharps = B major/G# minor ex. if F# is the last sharp then 6 sharps = F# major/D# minor a half step above is G. The major 7 shrpsar = C# major/A# minor key is then G. *HINT: Fat Cats Get Down At Eddies Bar. a short phrase to remember the order of sharps.

#### ## & # ? #### ## #

F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#

! !

Identify the number of sharps and write the major key below each measure

10

&

####

#### # # #### # #

nn n# n # nn n## n

? ####

The key of

major

The key of

major

The key of

major

draw in the correct key signature for both clefs based on the major key listed below each measure.

13

& ?
The key of G major The key of B major The key of A major

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