Key Signatures

Question 1

What are key signatures?

Answer 1

Sharps and flats immediately following the clef sign

Question 2

What is the term given to sharps and flats immediately following the clef sign?

Answer 2

Key signatures

Question 3

Which notes are affected by the sharps and flats in a key signature?

Answer 3

Every note throughout the entire piece of music on the line or space they represent

Question 4

Give two examples of when a sharp or flat in a key signature does NOT affect the note on that line or space?

Answer 4

When there is a natural sign (accidental) before the note

Or

When there is a key change in the piece

Question 5

Which key signature has 3 flats?

Answer 5

E flat

Question 6

How many sharps are in the key of F sharp?

Answer 6

6

Question 7

Which key signature has 4 sharps?

Answer 7

E

Question 8

Which key signature has 5 flats?

Answer 8

D flat

Question 9

How many flats does they key signature D flat have?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

Which key signature has 3 sharps?

Answer 10

A

Question 11

How many sharps are there in the key of A?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Which key signature has no sharps or flats?

Answer 12

C

Question 13

How many sharps are there in the key of C

Answer 13

0 (none)

Question 14

Which key signature has 1 sharp

Answer 14

G

Question 15

How many sharps in the key of G

Answer 15

1

Question 16

How many flats are in the key of G

Answer 16

0 (none) - there is 1 sharp

Question 17

How many flats are in the key of E flat

Answer 17

3

Question 18

Which key signature has 4 flats

Answer 18

A flat

Question 19

How many flats does the key of A flat have

Answer 19

4

Question 20

Which key signature has 1 flat

Answer 20

F

Question 21

How many flats does the key of F have

Answer 21

1

Question 22

Which key signature has 7 sharps

Answer 22

C sharp

Question 23

How many sharps does the key of C sharp have

Answer 23

7

Question 24

How many flats does the key of C sharp have

Answer 24

0 (none) - it has 7 sharps

Question 25

Which key signature has 5 sharps

Answer 25

B

Question 26

How many sharps does the key of B have

Answer 26

5

Question 27

How many flats does the key of B have

Answer 27

0(none) - it has 5 sharps

Question 28

Which key signature has 2 sharps

Answer 28

D

Question 29

How many sharps does the key of D have

Answer 29

2

Question 30

How many flats does the key of D have

Answer 30

0 (none) - it has 2 sharps

Question 31

Which key signature has 2 flats

Answer 31

B flat

Question 32

How many flats does the key of B flat have

Answer 32

2

Question 33

How many sharps does the key of B flat have

Answer 33

0 (none) it has 2 flats

Question 34

How many flats are there in the key of C

Answer 34

0 (none) - and no flats either

Question 35

Which key signature has 6 flats

Answer 35

G flat

Question 36

How many flats does the key of G flat have

Answer 36

6

Question 37

How many sharps does the key signature of G flat have

Answer 37

0 (none) - it has 6 flats

Question 38

Which key signature has 6 sharps

Answer 38

F sharp

Question 39

How many sharps does the key of E have

Answer 39

4

Question 40

How many flats does the key of E have

Answer 40

0 (none) it has 4 sharps

Question 41

How many sharps does the key of D flat have

Answer 41

0 (none) it has 5 flats

Question 42

How many flats does the key of C flat have

Answer 42

7

Question 43

Which key signature has 7 flats

Answer 43

C flat

Question 44

How many sharps does the key of C flat have

Answer 44

0 (none) it has 7 flats

Question 45

How many sharps are in the key of F

Answer 45

0 (none) it has 1 flat

Question 46

Which key signature has 6 sharps

Answer 46

F sharp

Question 47

How many flats does the key of F sharp have

Answer 47

0 (none) it has 6 sharps

Question 48

How many sharps does the key of A flat have

Answer 48

0 (none) it has 4 flats

Question 49

How do you identify flat keys from the key signature

Answer 49

The key is always the second to last flat in the key signature

Question 50

How do you identify sharp keys from the key signature

Answer 50

The key signature is the note name a half step above the last sharp - eg F# is the last sharp in the key signature of G - G is half a step above F#

Question 51

Does an accidental apply to the rest of the bar/measure

Answer 51

Yes. | If an accidental marks a B as flat, all of the B’s in that bar/measure are flat