Key Signatures Explained

Reading Key Signatures A key signature is the set of sharps or flats that appears at the beginning of each staff, right after the clef. It tells you which notes are raised or lowered throughout the entire piece, so the composer does not have to write an accidental on every single note. The Order of Sharps Sharps always appear in...

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