INTRODUCTION TO KEY SIGNATURES

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INTRODUCTION TO KEY SIGNATURES

• FOR 7TH 8TH GRADE BAND STUDENTS

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STEPS TO LEARNING KEY SIGNATURES

• DO NOT TRANSPOSE
• Musical alphabet
• Order of flats and sharps
• Circle of 5ths
• Note names only
• Add flats/sharps
• Add Arpeggios
• SUCCESS!!!!

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1. DO NOT TRANSPOSE

• IF THE TEACHER SAYS THE NOTE C THINK THE NOTE C
• EVERYTHING IS IN YOUR PITCH
• TRANSPOSITION ONLY CONFUSES MUSIC THEORY

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2. MUSICAL ALPHABET

• A B C D E F G
• SAME ORDER ALWAYS REPEATS
• NO H

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3. ORDER OF FLATS

• BEADGCF
• BEAD
• GOOD
• COW
• FOOD

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3. ORDER OF SHARPS

• FCGDAEB
• FUN CATS GRAB DRUMS AND EAT BUGS
• BEADGCF IN REVERSE

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3. ORDER OF FLATS AND SHARPS ARE OPPOSITE

• FLATS
• BEADGCF
• SHARPS

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4. CIRCLE OF 5THS
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CIRCLE OF 5THS
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5. NOTE NAMES ONLY
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6. ADD FLATS AND SHARPS ACCORDING TO CIRCLE OF
5THS
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7. ADD ARPEGGIOS

• MATHMATECIAL FORMULA FOR ARPEGGIOS IS 1 3 5 8 5
  3 1
• EXAMPLES
• C C E G C G E C
• F F A C F C A F
• Bb Bb D F Bb F D Bb

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SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!

• YOU HAVE LEARNED YOUR KEY SIGNATURES