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key signatureIn music, the sharps or flats placed on the staff to indicate the key for a composition or a section. Placement of the symbols on lines and spaces indicates which notes are to be altered by the sharps or flats; for example, a sharp on the top line of the treble clef governs every F on the staff and indicates the key of G major or E minor. Each set of major and minor keys is designated with a particular grouping of sharps or flats. key signature Music a group of sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each stave line to indicate the key in which a piece, section, etc., is to be performed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Key signatures only expand to two sharps and two flats (big selling point with most students, alas) with chords, chromatic scale and syncopation introduced gently. I think it's when you have the ability to work through the sheet music for a song you'd like to play, or especially to understand key signatures and chord progressions and to be able to sit down and improvise. Anyone wishing to put their music on paper can use NotePad to set up a music score and enter clefs, time signatures, key signatures, notes, rests, lyrics, markings and musical instructions. |
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