Key Signature

What is an interval?

• The distance between two notes

• A bug that lives inside the euphonium

• Two notes a whole step away from each other

• Two notes a half step away from each other

What does a flat do?

• It raises a note by a half step

• It lowers the note by a half step

Which notes are a half step away from each other?

• C and Bb

• E and F

• G and C#

• A and G

What does a sharp do?

• It lowers a note by a half step

• It raises a note by a half step

Which of these notes are NOT enharmonic?

• F# and Gb

• A# and Bb

• Cb and B

• D and C#

What does a natural do?

• It lets the musician play whatever they want

• It cancels out a sharp or a flat

• It is someone really good at their instrument

What is an accidental?

• When someone plays a wrong note

• When a there is a sharp, flat, or natural in the music (in effect for one measure)

• When a there is a sharp, flat, or natural in the music (in effect for more than one measure)

• When your reed breaks

Which is the correct order of sharps?

• FCGDAEB

• FGDAECB

• BEADGCF

• FBCEADG

What is a key signature?

• At the beginning of the music

• A pattern of sharps or flats that alter note for the entire song or section

• Sharps and flats in the music

• How many beats there are in each measure

Which key signature should we learn first?

• Ab

• Bb

• F

• Eb