Key Signatures: Treble clef To find the name of Major (happy sounding) key signatures… To find the name of minor (sad sounding) key signatures… 1. Find the Major key, 2. Then go down a 3rd Example: If the Major key is C 3 B 2 Then the minor key is A 1 No sharps or flats One flat More than one flat Sharps It is C Major It is F Major 1. Find the next to the last flat 1. Find the last sharp 2. That is the name of the key 2. Go up a half-step 3. That is the name of the key Circle of 5ths Whole steps and half steps
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Key Signatures: Treble clefTo find the name of Major (happy sounding) key signatures…
To find the name of minor (sad sounding) key signatures…1. Find the Major key,2. Then go down a 3rd
Example:
If the Major key is C 3 B 2
Then the minor key is A 1
No sharps or flats One flat More than one flat Sharps
It is C Major It is F Major 1. Find the next to the last flat 1. Find the last sharp
2. That is the name of the key 2. Go up a half-step
3. That is the name of the key
Circle of 5ths
Whole steps and half steps
Key Signatures: Alto clefTo find the name of Major (happy sounding) key signatures…
To find the name of minor (sad sounding) key signatures…1. Find the Major key,2. Then go down a 3rd
Example:
If the Major key is C 3 B 2
Then the minor key is A 1
No sharps or flats One flat More than one flat Sharps
It is C Major It is F Major 1. Find the next to the last flat 1. Find the last sharp
2. That is the name of the key 2. Go up a half-step
3. That is the name of the key
Circle of 5ths
Whole steps and half steps
Key Signatures: Bass clefTo find the name of Major (happy sounding) key signatures…
To find the name of minor (sad sounding) key signatures…1. Find the Major key,2. Then go down a 3rd
Example:
If the Major key is C 3 B 2
Then the minor key is A 1
No sharps or flats One flat More than one flat Sharps
It is C Major It is F Major 1. Find the next to the last flat 1. Find the last sharp
2. That is the name of the key 2. Go up a half-step
3. That is the name of the key
Circle of 5ths
Whole steps and half steps
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