About this set

The two orders never change, and this is the sheet that puts them where you can see them. Both orders are printed as ONE row of letters with an arrow on each side — read it left to right for the sharps, right to left for the flats — because the flats are the sharps backwards and the mnemonic reverses with them. Each order is then engraved as an actual key signature, the full seven sharps and the full seven flats, in treble AND bass clef, so a student reading either clef sees the shape their own music will use. Underneath, the three rules that turn a signature into a key name.

What's included

• Both orders as one row — read forwards for sharps, backwards for flats
• Each letter paired with its mnemonic word: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
• Both orders engraved as real key signatures in treble AND bass clef
• Sharps and flats are always in this sequence: three sharps are always F♯, C♯, G♯
• Naming the key: the last sharp, the second-to-last flat, and the F major exception
• The relative minor — the 6th degree of the major scale
• 1 printable page, US Letter — free for personal and classroom use

Who it's for

Ideal for classroom, studio and theory students — students, teachers, and anyone practicing away from a screen.

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