Scale Degrees/Solfege Key Signatures

Scale Degrees/SolfegeKey Signatures

Major Scales

Key Signatures Terms • Key Signature: The sharp, flat or natural signs placed at the beginning of a staff indicating the tonality of the composition.

Sharp # Key Signatures • Order of the Sharps • F# • C# • G# • D# • A# • E# • B# • Acronym (Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds)

Order of the Sharps F# C# G# D# A# E# B# Major Keys G D A E B F# C# Acronym (God Destroyed All Earth By Flood Conditions) Sharp # Key Signatures

Flat b Key Signatures • Order of the Flats • Bb • Eb • Ab • Db • Gb • Cb • Fb • Acronym (BEAD Gross Cafeteria Food)

Order of the Flats Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Fb Major Keys F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Acronym (For Being Evil and Disobeying God’s Commandments) Flat b Key Signatures

Flats The next to the last flat is the Major key. Sharps Last sharp is the “Ti” of the Major scale. How To Determine Major Key

Flats With the exception of F Major, every other flat major key has “flat” as part of its name. This is because the name of the key is flatted in the key signature. Sharps F# and C# Major are the only two sharp majors that have “sharp” as part of its name. How To Determine Major Key

Name This Major Key

Name The Accidentals • I am Bb Major

Name the Accidentals • I am B Major

Name The Accidentals • I am D Major

Name the Accidentals • I am A Major

Name the Accidentals • I am F Major

Name the Accidentals • I am Eb Major

Name the Accidentals • I am Db Major

Name the Enharmonic • I am Db Major

Name the Enharmonic • I am Gb Major

Name the Enharmonic • I am B Major

Scale Degrees/Solfege Key Signatures