Piano Music Theory

Music Theory for Beginners

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Tag: enharmonic equivalent

  • The Circle of Fifths Chart

    The Circle of Fifths Chart The circle of fifths is a reference chart that summarizes the relationship between major and minor scales and displays all the key signatures into one easy to understand diagram. The outside are the major keys in uppercase letters. Each major key is associated with a relative minor key in lowercase…

  • Double Sharps and Double Flats

    Double Sharps A Double Sharp is an accidental used to raise a note by a whole step (two half steps). Double Flats A Double Flat is an accidental used to lower a note by a whole step. To raise a note by a whole step means moving two half steps to the right to the…

  • Sharps and Flats – Steps and Accidentals

    Accidentals Accidentals are signs used to raise or lower notes by half steps.  Steps – Half Step A half step is the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano keyboard. In music theory, the distance between two notes is called an interval. A half step is the smallest musical interval in music. (It is…

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