The Key

Signatures
 THE TWO COMMON
ACCIDENTALS
Sharp ( # ) – Raises the pitch of a note a half step (semitone).

4
#
4
#

A – A# C – C#
Flat ( b ) - Lowers the pitch of a note a half step (semitone).

4
4
b
b

A – Ab B - Bb Piano
 Major Key Signatures- Sharps #
Count 4 to the left to Add one
get the significant All the white notes on
sharp (#) as
minor of that key C the keyboard you go round
the circle to
the right
G
F#

C#
### ### #
### ###
#
##
# ##
B D
##
## ##
#
##

E A
 Key Signatures (SHARPS)
What is the sentence to work out our key signatures?

Go Down And Eat

# ## ## ##
# ##

Banana Fe (F#) Cruz (C#)

# ## ### ###
### ###
## #
*Key of C Major has no sharp or flat
• Key of C Major has no sharp or flat
• First sharp is place on the 5th line (F). Count 4
down to the next key and 5 up continuously.
(except for 5th sharp (B Major).
 KEY SIGNATURES IN SHARP
# #
4 4 #
4 4

Key of G Key of D
# # # #
4
# 4
# #
4 4

Key of A Key of E
# # # # #
4
# # 4 # #
4 # 4 #

Key of B Key of F#
 # # #
4
# # #
4 #

Key of C#
Activity - Key (sharps)

C Major

G Major

D Major

A Major

E Major

B Major Piano

Write the major key letter name in the correct box..

Work out on these Key Signatures

4 4

4 4

Key of G Key of A

4 4
4 4

Key of E Key of D

4 4
4 4

Key of B Key of F#
 Major Key Signatures- Flats b
Count 4 to the left to Add one flat (b)
get the significant bbb as you go round
minor of that key Cb
bbb the circle to the
b left

Gb b b b
b F bbb

All the white notes

on the keyboard

bb
Db
b b Bb bbb

bb bb
b Eb Ab b b
 Key Signatures (FLATS)
What is the sentence to work out our key signatures?

Four (F) Boys (Bb) Eating (Eb) Apple (Ab)

b bb bb bb
b bb

During (Db) Good (Gb) Climate (Cb)

bbb bbb bbb
bb bbb bbb
b
*Key of C Major has no sharp or flat
• First flat is place on the 3rd line
(B). Count 4 up to the next key
and 5 down continuously.
 KEY SIGNATURES IN FLAT
b
4 4

4
b 4
b

Key of F Key of Bb
b b b
4 4
b b
4 b 4 b

Key of Eb Key of Ab

b b b b
4
b
4
b b
4 b b 4 b b

Key of Db Key of Gb
 b b
4 b
b
4 b b
b

Key of Cb

• First flat is place on the 3rd line (B). Count 4 up

to the next key and 5 down continuously.
Activity - Key (flats)

Ab Major

Bb Major

F Major

Eb Major

C Major

Db Major Piano

Write the major key letter name in the correct box..

Work out on these Key Signatures
b
4 4

4
b 4
b

Key of Bb Key of F
b b b
4 4
b b
4 b 4 b b

Key of Eb Key of Db

b b b b
4
b
4
b b
4 b 4 b b

Key of Ab Key of Gb
 SHARPED KEYS
# #
4 4 #
4 4

Key of G Key of D
# (F#) (F#, C#)
# # #
4
# 4
# #
4 4

Key of A Key of E

# # (F#, C#, G#)

# # (F#, C#, G#, D#)
#
4
# # 4 # #
4 # 4 #

Key of B Key of F#
(F#, C#, G#, D#, A#) (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)
 FLAT KEYS
b
4 4

4
b 4
b

Key of F Key of Bb
(Bb) (Bb, Eb)
b b b
4 4
b b
4 b 4 b

Key of Eb Key of Ab
(Bb, Eb, Ab) (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
b b b b
4
b
4
b b
4 b b 4 b b

Key of Db Key of Gb
(Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb) (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb)
 Amazing Grace

C F / A F A / G F / D C / C F / A F A / G C2 / A C2
A C2 A F / C D / F D C / C F / A F A / G F (3x)

Moon River

G/ D2 C2 / B A G F G / C B A G F G / C D / E C / G E / D C / G E / D C E G C2 B / A B A G A
II
G/ D2 C2 / B A G F G / C B A G F G / C D /E C/ E / G C2 / D2 C2 G / C B A G / F G / C B A G F
G / C / F D / E C (Repeat II then, C F D E C)
 YESTERDAY

G F F/ A B C2# D2 E2 F2 E2 D2 D2/ D2 D2
C2# A G A# A A/ G F A G/ D F A A/ G F F/ A B
C2# D2 E2 F2 E2 D2 D2/ D2 D2 C2# A G A# A
A/ G F A G/ D F/ A A/ A/ A/ D2 E2 F2 E2 D2 E2/
D2 C2 D2 A/ A/ A/ D2 E2 F2 E2 D2 E2/ D2 C2
E2 F2 C2 A# A/ G F F/ A B C2# D2 E2 F2 E2
D2 D2D2 D2 C2# A G A# A A/ G F A G/ D F A
A// F A G D F A A
Circle of Fifths
 Key words
• Tone and semitones can be described as?
Steps
• A chromatic scale is made up of?
Semitones
• A major chord sounds?
Happy
• A minor chord sounds?
Sad
SHARP (#) – Raises the pitch of a note a half step

FLAT (b) – Lowers the pitch of a note a half step

 Can you work out these Major Key Signatures?

F (G major) B E (Bb major) F C G (A major) B E A D (Ab major)

B E A D G C F(Cb major) F C G D (E major) B E A D G (Db major) F C G D A E B (C# major)

(C major) F C (D major) B (F major) B E A (Eb major)

 Minor Key Signatures

Each Major key signature has its cousin - the relative minor key signature.
They share the same key signature.
To work out the cousin we count back 4 semitones from the original Major
key signature.

C Major’s cousin is A minor

4 2 1
 Minor Key Signatures

To work out the cousin we count back 4 semitones from the original Major
key signature.
If we end up on a black note we look at the key signature to see if we call it a
sharp or flat after the name of the note.

Gb Major’s cousin is Eb minor

4 1

3 2
Piano
Identify the Major key signature and its relative minor key

Key of G Major Key of F Major

E minor D minor

Key of A Major Key of Bb Major

F# minor G minor

Piano
Key of B Major Key of Ab Major
G# minor F minor
 Minor Key Signatures- Sharps #
C A minor

E Minor
D# Minor G
F#

A# Minor
C#

G# Minor B D B Minor

C# Minor E A F# Minor
 Minor Key Signatures- Flats b
Cb Ab Minor

D Minor
Gb Eb Minor
F

Bb Minor
G Minor Db
Bb

C Minor F Minor
Eb Ab
 Work out the Major key signature first ,
Then count back 4 semitones from the original key to get the relative
minor key

G Major (E minor) Bb Major (G minor) A Major (F# minor) Ab Major (F minor)

Cb Major (Ab minor) E Major (C# minor) Db Major (Bb minor) C# Major (A# minor)

C Major (A minor) D Major (B minor) F Major (D minor) Eb Major (C minor)

Piano
Activity - Key (sharps) Find the relative minor key of the
following major key signatures

A minor

E minor

B minor

F# minor
Answers
C# minor

G# minor Piano

Write the minor key letter name in the correct box...

 Activity - Key (flats) Find the relative minor key of the
following major key signature

A Minor

D Minor

G Minor

C Minor
Answers
F Minor

Bb Minor Piano

Write the minor key letter name in the correct box...

 LUPANG HINIRANG
G F# A G D A B C2 B A BG / GF# A GD A B C2 B A G

G F# AGD A B C2 B A B G / G F# A G D A B C2 B A G

G G G A A D D A A D D B C2 D2 E2 D2

G G G A A D D A A D D B B C2 B A G

G G G A A DD A A D D B C2 D2 E2 D2

G G G A A D D A A D/ D B B C2 B A G

GEG C2 C2 D2 D2 E2 D2 C2 D2 E2 /F2 E2 D2 E2 C2 D2 BB C2

GEG C2 C2 D2 D2 E2 D2 C2 D2 E2/ F2 E2 D2 E2 C2 D2 B BC2

 Give the pitch name of the
following notes on the staff.

# #
# #

1.) 2.) 3.)

b
b b

4.) 5.) 6.)

What key is being illustrated in the following
b #
4 4

4
b 4

Key of Bb Key of G
# # b b
4 # 4
b
4 4 b b

Key of A Key of Db

b b # #
4
b
4
# #
4 b 4

Key of Ab Key of E
Illustrated the following key signatures

1. Key of D
2. Key of F
3. Key of C
4. Key of Ab
5. Key of B
6. Key of Eb
 PIANO

C#/ D#/ F#/ G#/ A#/ C#/ D#/

Db Eb Gb Ab Bb Db Eb

C D E F G A B C D E
 Melodic Intervals

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Octave

C D E F G A B C