Transcription of music theory for musicians and normal people toby w. rush ...
1 FAEBDGC theorists find it convenient toorganize all the possible key signaturesinto a chart that shows their relationshipto one chart, called the circle of fifths,displays each key as a spoke on the circle,beginning with c major at the top andadding accidentals, one at a time, to thekey signatures around the ll return to this chartas we continue learning abouthow composers use you move clockwise around thecircle, you add sharps to the key you move counterclockwise around,you add flats to the key how thatbeadgcf patternpops up all overthe circle offifths?weird!so could youcontinue theenharmonicdeal and havethe key off flat major?yes, if you wanta double flatin yourkey signature:nooooo!
2 To determine the keysignature for a key, look tosee which spoke of the circleit s on to determine how manyflats or sharps it has, andadd accidentals to the keysignature keys down here line for example,the key of d flat major will soundjust like the key of c sharp #BbEbAbDbGbCbC#F#The Circle of Fifthsfor example,e flat majorhas three flats,so it shouldlook like this:01b2b3b4b5b6b7b1#2#3#4#5#6#7#when adding flats toa key signature, add themin this order:when adding sharps,use the reverseof the order # music theory for musicians and normal people by toby w. rushlicensed under a creative commons BY-NC-ND license - visit for mor
