In all my years of music theory (over 60yrs) I never knew about going up the 1/2 step for sharps or going to the 2nd to last flat to find the key signature! Thank you. I always get lost after 4 of either. Sometimes I remember B major. The other thing that is amazingly helpful (& I never knew) is that C is all or nothing in major keys.
Are you sure this is right? Going by the circle of fifths, C has no sharps, G has one sharp, D has two sharps, A has three sharps, E has four sharps, B has five sharps, F# has six sharps, and C# has seven sharps.
Having only just discovered you channel…I’m now locked on. Your delivery is just spot on , giving concise explanations in an easy to understand way. Ive already downloaded the flash cards and with this video well on the way to learning them. Keep up the brilliant work
Ashlee, you're a genius! 😊 I love your videos. ❤ A great teacher isn't the one who knows the most. It's the one who imparts that knowledge best. I'm new to your videos. However, all the ones I've seen so far are very well explained. Thank you for sharing. 🙏
Just stating facts , I have watched a lot of you tube videos on piano lessons and when I say a lot, I mean hundreds, because I didn’t want to start with bad habits and you keep it simple and easy to understand for beginners, even adult beginners like myself , much appreciated , I’ve been playing guitar for about 20 years just from ear and tabs and have just recently discovered how important music theory is to improve , seems to be pretty much the same for guitar and piano , sorry about the ramble I just love every aspect of music, it’s the universal language that everyone can understand in their own way. Postscript , I am writing my first piece of music it’s going to take me a few more months , easy listening blues kind of like a Snowy White vibe , I am going to have a little bit of piano in there although mostly guitar I would love your honest opinion good or bad , I’ll let you know in the comments section on one of your future videos when I release it on Spotify , kind regards josh, J.E.FOX from New Zealand 🇳🇿
I learned the keys by studying a chart in a book. Fluency of playing them: Scales, fingers drills, transposition. Look foward to the minor keys, and modes!
I remember being told fat cows go down and eat berries for sharps - a pattern moving in 5ths and flats are the inversion - a pattern moving in 4ths i still like my idea of playing the second motif of the mozart c major sonata and modulate it - you could play the same pattern up a 5h to g major then modulate to d major, keep going, you could then do the same thing with relative minor starting with a minor then modulate to e minor etc (a is the relative minor of c major) jazz educators constantly speak of the importance of playing everything in every key, you could take the above exercise starting in c then move up 1/2 step and keep going until you have practiced every key another exercise - the chords for autumn leaves are patterns moving in 4ths that is so common in jazz starting on 6 then 2 5 1 4 7 3 - you could sequence the above pattern modally moving in 4ths then modulate the key like I suggested before - you know take the c major motif and sequence the pattern as a minor then d dorian g mixo c maj f lydian b locrian e phyrigian etc i discovered how coltrane would use sequences like how i suggested above - the sheets of sound effect of sequencing a torrent of notes through different modes had a profound effect on how I approach improvisation, those guys were from a different planet do you listen to mccoy tyner ? many times in jazz even though the chords are moving in 4ths unlike autumn leaves there are key changes - I understand how to identify a key change but it took a long time to learn, I am thinking that could be a good idea for a teaching video for you to consider if you havent already well that and I should actually buy you several milkshakes for what you have done, not just one
This is brilliant. I had no idea that the sharps and flats were written in the same sequence. Also how to tell the key signature was a mystery to me. Thank you so much for putting this lesson on line. When you feel like learning is so hard and slow it’s wonderful to come across a video like this that makes you feel as though you hit a little bit of Fast Forward. 🥳
Thank you! I wish I learned this decades ago!
You’re so welcome!
Awesome teaching. Grateful.
So happy I stumbled across this channel! This is by far the most helpful video on how to figure out key signatures! Thank you for creating this video!
This is awesome - thank you for sharing! You are very welcome 💜
In all my years of music theory (over 60yrs) I never knew about going up the 1/2 step for sharps or going to the 2nd to last flat to find the key signature! Thank you. I always get lost after 4 of either. Sometimes I remember B major. The other thing that is amazingly helpful (& I never knew) is that C is all or nothing in major keys.
So happy to hear this was helpful! Woohoo!
I have to admit, this is by far the BEST video I have ever seen on key signatures! Good work!
Well thanks and I’m glad!
Are you sure this is right? Going by the circle of fifths, C has no sharps, G has one sharp, D has two sharps, A has three sharps, E has four sharps, B has five sharps, F# has six sharps, and C# has seven sharps.
Yep!
Having only just discovered you channel…I’m now locked on. Your delivery is just spot on , giving concise explanations in an easy to understand way. Ive already downloaded the flash cards and with this video well on the way to learning them. Keep up the brilliant work
Thank you so much for the kind words! This is awesome to hear, way to go!
Hi there! I'm sorry, but I couldn't catch what was it you said at 4:48? As long as your ...?
Thank you! 😊🙏
As long as your key signature is in fact major! It's different for minors :)
Ashlee, you're a genius! 😊
I love your videos. ❤ A great teacher isn't the one who knows the most. It's the one who imparts that knowledge best. I'm new to your videos. However, all the ones I've seen so far are very well explained. Thank you for sharing. 🙏
Aw thank you so much for that! I’m happy the videos are resonating and that you’re finding them helpful!
Thank you Ashlee, very helpful video. I know key signatures but this video surely is a very well explained way to review and keep drilling them. Best!
You are very welcome!! 😊
You are the best piano teacher on RUclips.
Well thank you!!!
Just stating facts , I have watched a lot of you tube videos on piano lessons and when I say a lot, I mean hundreds, because I didn’t want to start with bad habits and you keep it simple and easy to understand for beginners, even adult beginners like myself , much appreciated , I’ve been playing guitar for about 20 years just from ear and tabs and have just recently discovered how important music theory is to improve , seems to be pretty much the same for guitar and piano , sorry about the ramble I just love every aspect of music, it’s the universal language that everyone can understand in their own way. Postscript , I am writing my first piece of music it’s going to take me a few more months , easy listening blues kind of like a Snowy White vibe , I am going to have a little bit of piano in there although mostly guitar I would love your honest opinion good or bad , I’ll let you know in the comments section on one of your future videos when I release it on Spotify , kind regards josh, J.E.FOX from New Zealand 🇳🇿
I learned the keys by studying a chart in a book.
Fluency of playing them: Scales, fingers drills, transposition.
Look foward to the minor keys, and modes!
I remember being told fat cows go down and eat berries for sharps - a pattern moving in 5ths and flats are the inversion - a pattern moving in 4ths
i still like my idea of playing the second motif of the mozart c major sonata and modulate it - you could play the same pattern up a 5h to g major then modulate to d major, keep going, you could then do the same thing with relative minor starting with a minor then modulate to e minor etc
(a is the relative minor of c major)
jazz educators constantly speak of the importance of playing everything in every key, you could take the above exercise starting in c then move up 1/2 step and keep going until you have practiced every key
another exercise - the chords for autumn leaves are patterns moving in 4ths that is so common in jazz starting on 6 then 2 5 1 4 7 3 - you could sequence the above pattern modally moving in 4ths then modulate the key like I suggested before - you know take the c major motif and sequence the pattern as a minor then d dorian g mixo c maj f lydian b locrian e phyrigian etc
i discovered how coltrane would use sequences like how i suggested above - the sheets of sound effect of sequencing a torrent of notes through different modes had a profound effect on how I approach improvisation, those guys were from a different planet do you listen to mccoy tyner ?
many times in jazz even though the chords are moving in 4ths unlike autumn leaves there are key changes - I understand how to identify a key change but it took a long time to learn, I am thinking that could be a good idea for a teaching video for you to consider if you havent already
well that and I should actually buy you several milkshakes for what you have done, not just one
Super presentation, great ideas !!!
Everything!
This is brilliant. I had no idea that the sharps and flats were written in the same sequence. Also how to tell the key signature was a mystery to me. Thank you so much for putting this lesson on line. When you feel like learning is so hard and slow it’s wonderful to come across a video like this that makes you feel as though you hit a little bit of Fast Forward. 🥳
You are very welcome - I’m glad it was helpful and I’m happy you took the time to share this!