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KEY SIGNATURES (Primary)

What are key signatures?
Key signatures are sharp or flat signs placed at the beginning of a staff after the clef sign. A key signature is used to tell the key of a piece of music. E. g. 



A key signature designates notes that are to be played higher or lower in a piece of music. Key signatures are written with sharp (#) or flat (b) signs.

TYPES OF KEY SIGNATURES

There are two types of key signature.
1. The major key signature.
2. The minor key signature.
Both the majors keys and minor keys make use of sharp or flat signs. 
In this lessons we are going to concentrate on major keys with sharp signs.

Table of major keys with sharp signs
The staff bellow shows different major key signatures that uses sharp signs.

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