Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
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Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
___ ___
_____ _____ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___
___
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
___ ___
_____ _____ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___
___
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
Bb Eb
Bb F# Ab
F# C#
Bb Eb Nothing
G#
Bb Eb Ab
Bb Eb
Ab Db Db Gb Cb Fb
Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
Bb Eb
Bb F# Ab
F# C#
Bb Eb Nothing
G#
Bb Eb Ab
Bb Eb
Ab Db Db Gb Cb Fb
Let’s Learn Key Signatures!
Name
Date
1) What is a key signature?
• A key signature is used to indicate which notes are
played as sharps or flats in a piece of music.
2) Which notes are sharps or flats?
• You can tell which notes are sharps or last because
the sharp or flat symbol will be placed on the line or
space of the altered note.
Example:
Why?
• The notes ‘F’ and ‘C’ are
played as sharp because the
F# and C# sharp sign is placed on the ‘F’
line and the ‘C’ space.
Name the altered notes in the given space. Make sure to indicate if the
note is sharp or flat!
Bb Eb
Bb F# Ab
F# C#
Bb Eb Nothing
G#
Bb Eb Ab
Bb Eb
Ab Db Db Gb Cb Fb
