At 04:50 PM 11/25/1999 EST, you wrote:
This may sound totally elementary for some of you but it's a problem that I
need help on. I need to know how you all keep track of the sharps and flats
in keys with 4+ accidentals. I know the order in which they occur (5ths for
sharps and 4ths for flats), and can recite them from rote. But I can't seem
to remember which notes get sharped or flatted when I go to read the
notes. I
constantly find myself stopping and figuring it out. It's extremely
frustrating and I need to know how I can get past this.
Thanks
I can't deny the advantages of memorizing the circle of fifths or fourths,
depending which way you go around it. Have you ever taken a good look at
the key signature? For example in F, which is one flat, the flat symbol is
on the b line. For B flat, two flats, the symbols are on the b and the e,
and so on. In other words if you have the music sharp or flatted notes are
in the key signature.
Harry
