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Theory Basics: Key Signatures And Concert Pitch

Theory Basics:

Key Signatures and Concert Pitch

Order of Sharps: F# - C# - G# - D# - A# - E# - B#

Order of Flats: Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Cb - Fb

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 

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C Major

F Major

Bb Major

Eb Major

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  

    

     

 

 

Ab Major

Db Major

Gb Major

F# Major

   

  

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B Major

E Major

A Major

D Major

G Major

*Top Secret* Shortcut for FLAT keys:

1. Name the next-to-last flat in key signature. (In the key of Eb major, the next-to-last flat is Eb.)

2. That is the name of the key: Eb Major.

*Top Secret* Shortcut for SHARP keys:

1. Name the right-most sharp in the key signature. (In the key of A major, the right-most sharp is G#.)

2. Name one note higher in the chromatic scale. (A)

3. That is the name of the key: A Major.

"CONCERT PITCH"

When instructed to play a "concert Bb scale," how do I know what to play on my clarinet?

1. Name the concert pitch, "Bb."

2. Name two notes higher in the chromatic scale: "B-natural & C."

3. The second note is your new key/key signature: "C" on clarinet is a "concert Bb."

Theory Basics: Key Signatures And Concert Pitch

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