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The Key Signature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Key Signature ?

a)

A drawing or symbol that tells you how many beats are in a measure

b)

A drawing or symbol that tells you how high or low to play

c)

A drawing or symbol that tells you what notes to play sharp or flat

2.

How many total sharp and flat keys is it possible to play in ?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

3.

Where do you find the key signature in a piece of music?

a)

To the left of the clef sign

b)

To the right of the clef sign

c)

Above the first note of the staff

4.

Which Key does not have any sharps or flats ?

a)

B Major

b)

D Major

c)

C Major

5.

Which is the correct order of sharps ?

a)

BEADGCF

b)

DEABGCF

c)

FCGDAEB

6.

Which is the correct order of flats ?

a)

BEADGCF

b)

FCGDAEB

c)

DAEBGCF

7.

Which phrase will help you remember the order of flats?

a)

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

b)

Battle Ends And Down Goes Father Charles

c)

Charles Goes Down And Ends Father

8.

Which rule will help you name the sharp key ?

a)

Go to the next letter name from the last sharp

b)

Look at the next to the last or penultimate sharp

c)

Go back two steps

9.

Which rule will help you name the flat key ?

a)

Look at the last flat

b)

Look at the penultimate or next to last flat

c)

There is no simple rule to finding the flat key.

10.

Think about the order of sharps. What Key would come after G ?

a)

F

b)

C

c)

D

d)

A

11.

Think about the order of flats.... What flat would come after B flat

a)

A flat

b)

D flat

c)

E flat

d)

G flat

12.

Think about the order of sharps.... If G major has one sharp then D major will have _____________ sharps.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

15

13.

Think about the order of sharps.... If A Major has 3 sharps then E major has ______________ sharps.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Think about the order of flats.......... If B flat has two flats then E flat has ___________ flats.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

15.

Think about the order of flats ......If A flat has 4 flats then D flat has ______________ flats.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

5