The white keys play the seven notes in the C major scale, repeated across octaves. You can think of music notation as a graphical representation of the white keys on the piano. The only thing that worked for me was to learn, write and improvise a lot of music in every major and minor key until they were as familiar as the layout of my apartment. The answer is, yes, there are many, but I’ve never found them to be helpful. Several students have asked me if there is some shortcut or mnemonic for memorizing the key signatures. This assumption makes an awkward fit with the music that the kids are making and listening to. This is understandable! Like the rest of the Western notation system, key signatures are based on a big assumption: that all of the notes will be within one of the twelve major keys, or within some scale that can be derived from a major scale (most often, the natural minor scale). Most of my students struggle with key signatures.
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