Major Key Signatures - Full Score
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& # # # # # # # A key signature, is a collection of either sharps # or flats b written next to the clef at the beginning of each line of music. Key signatures are used so that accidentals (# or b) are not constantly required next to the notes... That would be too hard to read! The order that both sharps and flats are written, is always the same - there is a fixed pattern. The order of SHARPS is: F C G D A E B (The saying: Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket can help you to remember the order!) When written on the stave in this order, the 7 sharps look like this: ?# # # # # # # Note that the first sharp is an F. It is written on the top line... NOT in the bottom space! See also how the pattern of sharps in the bass clef match the treble clef but are all the next space or line lower. That's because F in the bass clef is on the second to top line. MAJOR KEY SIGNATURES & b b b b b b b The order of FLATS is: B E A D G C F (The saying: Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet can help you to remember the order!) Also note that that order or flats is the order of sharps backwards. When written on the stave in this order, the 7 flats look like this: ? b b b b b b b & # # # When writing key signatures, the sharps or flats are always written in the same spot on the stave regardless of how many sharps or flats you're writing. So, if you want the key signature with 3 sharps, it would look like this: Notice how the 3 sharps (F, C and G) appear in the same order as above.
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A key signature, is a collection of either sharps # or flats b written next to the clef
at the beginning of each line of music.
Key signatures are used so that accidentals (# or b) are not constantly required next to the notes...
That would be too hard to read!
The order that both sharps and flats are written, is always the same - there is a fixed pattern.
The order of SHARPS is: F C G D A E B
(The saying: Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket can help you to remember the order!)
When written on the stave in this order, the 7 sharps look like this:
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Note that the first sharp is an F. It is written on the top line... NOT in the bottom space!
See also how the pattern of sharps in the bass clef match the treble clef but are all the
next space or line lower. That's because F in the bass clef is on the second to top line.
MAJOR KEY SIGNATURES
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The order of FLATS is: B E A D G C F
(The saying: Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet can help you to remember the order!)
Also note that that order or flats is the order of sharps backwards.
When written on the stave in this order, the 7 flats look like this:
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When writing key signatures, the sharps or flats are always written in the same spot on the stave
regardless of how many sharps or flats you're writing.
So, if you want the key signature with 3 sharps, it would look like this:
Notice how the 3 sharps (F, C and G) appear in the same order as above.
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Using the empty staves below, write out each key signature starting with the key that has one sharp,
then two sharps and so on. The number on top of the stave tells you how many sharps or flats to use.
Once you have written in the correct number of sharps, use your circle of keys to label each bar with the
correct key. So the key with one sharp will be called G MAJOR. You can write the name of the key
underneath each bar.
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