Trevor Keller Completed Circle of 5hts Clock with all 30 Major and minor Keys

Trevor Keller  Which scale it is depends on which note is the root note, usually determined by which note a piece starts and ends with. So, if you see a key signature, say with 5 sharps, you could intelligently say it is either a B Major or a G# minor scale. Does the piece start with the note B or G#. Or is the first chord a B Major chord or a G# minor chord?

A music school professor who is a cruel task master would make basic music theory students write out the circle of 5ths 10 times a day for 30 days, and then give periodic pop quizzes which would demonstrate proficiency.

It may be hard to believe that this is the first step towards becoming a beloved musician. But, take it from me, any hour spent learning and memorizing the circle of 5ths, until it’s in every cell of your body, will be time well spent.

Now that you know about the 30 Keys of Western Music, you can use the number of sharps or flats to play two octaves up and down on your instrument of choice. Sharps and Flats are arranged in a specific order on the staff going from left to right. For sharps, use the mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle. For a Major Key with one sharp, that sharp is always on the F. When there are two sharps, they are on the F and the C. The third sharp goes on G and the fourth sharp goes on D. The fifth goes on A, the sixth on E and the seventh on B.

For Flats, reverse the palindrome so that it reads: Battle Ends And Down Geos Charles Father. If a Major Key has one flat, it always goes on B. If there are two flats, they go on B and E. The third flat goes on A. The fourth sharp goes on D, and the fifth on G. The sixth goes on C and the seventh on F.

These are also arranged on the Key signature in that order from left to right. Sharps go F, C, G, D, A, E, B and Flats go from left to right: B, E, A, D, G, C, F. By counting the number of Sharps or Flats and referring to your Circle of 5ths Clock, you can determine which Key a piece of music is written in.

To determine whether the piece is in Major or minor, look at the first and last note of the melody. These are typically the Root or Tonic note. Also, the first and last chord could likely be named by the Root or Tonic note. For example, if there are two Sharps in the Key Signature, then the piece is either in D Major or B Minor. Does the melody start with a D or a B. Is the first chord a B minor or a D Major.

When first starting out in music, it is always smart to learn some basic music theory while also attempting to play some simple and basic sheet music on your instrument of choice. And it is always a good idea to make good friends with the piano, either an acoustic piano or a full 88 key keyboard. When you can get an entire keyboard set up for the price of a steak dinner, it is well worth the expense and trouble to print out some piano sheet music and spend at least 15 minutes a day practicing. Regardless of what your instrument of choice is, playing piano will help you to learn and memorize 88 notes and their relationships in Western Music.


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