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Key Signatures

All fifteen major and minor key signatures drawn in treble clef as a wall chart, with the sharp and flat orders and how to name each key.

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What's inside

  • All 8 sharp key signatures (C through C#) drawn in treble clef, with their relative minors
  • All 7 flat key signatures (F through Cb) drawn in treble clef, with their relative minors
  • The sharp order (F C G D A E B) and flat order (B E A D G C F), each with its own mnemonic
  • A "naming the key" panel for reading a sharp or flat key straight off the signature
  • A "major or minor?" panel for telling the two apart from the music itself
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