Key Signatures - part 1

What is this symbol?

• Sharp

• Flat

• Natural

• Clef

What is this symbol?

• Sharp

• Flat

• Natural

• Clef

The purpose of key signatures is to...

• De-clutter music from the overuse of sharps and flats in the music and make it easier to read.

• Tell musicians what key the music is in.

• Tell musicians what sharps or flats will be played throughout the music.

• All of the above.

The Key Signature is placed...

• After the clef sign and before the time signature.

• At the end of the music.

• After the time signature.

• Under the notes.

The Key Signature is determined by what?

• The sharps or flats in the scale which the music is based on

• What looks pretty

• The number of beats in each measure

• The speed of the music

Key signatures with sharps always start with...

• a C sharp

• a D sharp

• an F sharp

• a B sharp

Key signatures with flats always start with...

• a D flat

• a B flat

• an E flat

• a C flat

The key signature with no sharps or flats is...

• F Major

• C Major

• D Major

• E Major

In Key Signatures, the order in which sharps and flats appear is always the same:

F-C-G-D-A-E-B for sharps and B-E-A-D-G-C-F for flats.

• True

• False