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Sharp Key Signatures. The order of the sharps. How do we remember them all in order? Fat Cats Go Dancing After Eating Beetles . Or you can remember…. Fat Cats Go Dancing after eating Beatles!. or… Father Charles Goes Down After Ending Battle. `. F# C# G# D# A# E# B#.
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The order of the sharps • How do we remember them all in order? • Fat Cats Go Dancing After Eating Beetles
Or you can remember… • Fat Cats Go Dancing after eating Beatles! or… Father Charles Goes Down After Ending Battle
` • F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
What is a half step below… • D • G • A • E • B
The process • Think about the note that is a half step BELOW the name of the key. This note is the last sharp in your key signature! • Now, name all of the sharps up to and including the one you just named above. Your key signature contains only those sharps!
Practice with your Stand partner • What is in the key signature for…. • Key of D • Key of B • Key of G • Key of A • Key of E
Now, let’s look again from another perspective! • What if Ms. Miller asks, “What key is this piece in?” • We go through the opposite process: • Name the last sharp in the key signature, and go up one half step. That is the name of the key!
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