Accidentals & Key Signatures

What is an accidental?

• When you play a wrong note

• affect any note on the same line or space for only one measure

• An accident in the music

• Tells you what is in the key signature

What is the name of the following accidental?

• Flat

• Natural

• Sharp

• None of the aboce

What is the name of the following accidental?

• Sharp

• Flat

• Natural

• None of the above

What is the name of the following accidental?

• Sharp

• Flat

• Natural

• None of the above

How many F#'s are in the following measure?

• 0

• 1

• 2

How many accidentals are in the following image?

• 0

• 1

• 2

How many F#'s are in the following image?

• 0

• 1

• 2

How many F#'s are there in the following measure?

• 0

• 1

• 2

What is a Key Signature?

• A combination of sharps or flats after the clef at the beginning of each stave, indicating the key of the piece

• A famous signature on a key

• An organizer

• Tells you how many accidentals will be in the piece

What two things does a key signature tell you?

• Tells you there will be no accidentals in the piece

• The key of the piece

• Where the accidentals are

• What sharps or flats to use