Key Signatures - How to Read Music (Part 3)

How To Read Music (Part 1): Notes on the Staff - • How To Read Music: Not...
How to Read Music (Part 2): Easy Trick to Read in Bass Clef - • Easy Trick to Read in ...
How to Read Music (Part 3): Key Signatures - • Key Signatures - How t...
Relative Minor Keys (3 Easy Ways to Find Them) - • Relative Minor Keys - ...
Circle of 5ths (Easiest Way to Memorize and Understand It) - • Circle of 5ths: Easies...
Demystifying Weird Note Names (Enharmonic Equivalents) - • Demystifying Weird Not...
Easiest Pattern to Memorize the HARDEST Major Scales (Major Scale Pattern) - • EASIEST Pattern to Mem...
Easiest Trick to Learn the Hardest Minor Scales and Keys (Minor Scale Pattern) - • EASIEST Trick to Learn...
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[@bcinnamonclark8301]

Gracie's teaching is extremely concise

[@jeanmclucas2486]

Thank you Gracie you make it all look so easy. I love the way you explain everything so that beginners can follow you. You are a great teacher.

[@aslamahmed2564]

Dear Gracie, I like very much the way you explain and teach each letter or chord. You make it sound so simple but there‘s a lot hard work behind it. I not understood everything. Hoping to learn more from your lesson in the future. Not only you are a tutor but extremely good voice in singing. God bless and keep the good work alive.

[@rvsam4u]

You are a great teacher! Definitely subscribed!

[@andilemavimbela]

You are an angel come down from music heaven! Thank you ❤

[@stephengardner4186]

Started watching your videos about a week and half ago, learned a lot so far. I have been playing bass for 50 years and did everything pretty much by ear. As the saying goes never too old to learn, and I always wanted to know more about music theory so I searched and found many people teaching it on youtube. However no one so far I have found explains stuff as well as you do and based on comments I have read I am not the only one who has noticed. So thank you for what you are doing it has no doubt shined new light on this subject for me.

[@debsmommy1]

I agree, she is a great teacher. 👍

[@erikhedin1454]

I'll just chime in with the rest; you are a great teacher! I'm finally getting the hang of things, after having tried and failed for years to grasp basic theory. Thank you!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Erik! I’m so happy to hear this

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[@timgiageos4858]

Thanks for that !!! What a blessing you are

[@harmonyandconflict]

Thank you for your nice and easy-to-understand lectures.

[@abregadoatseri4974]

She: Teaching calmly While in the Background: Epic Police car chase

[@bassManDavis1953]

At last Gracie, I have always been so confused with the sharp and flat symbols at the beginning of the staff? And now ‘BOOM’ thanks to you it all makes perfect sense and I am so grateful to you. What a great piece of tuition. Hey, any chance you could let me know where I could get one of the boards that you show us examples on ? Such a great piece of kit for learning. Just keep them coming Gracie, so so good and gotta be the best tuition ever. Much love Gary x

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Gary!! You are the best! I’m so glad you learned something in this video. Here is a link to that whiteboard: amzn.to/31WM6c4 :)

[@alkhosh5116]

Dear Ms. Gracie; I have watched many of your videos. They are great, especially the way you explain them. The circle of 5th was the best. it cleared up a lot of my confusion. I really appreciate it and wish you the best.

[@paulhawthorne6654]

Hi, my name is Paul Hawthorne, I'm a self taught vibraphonist and flute player. I want you to know that I have truly learned a lot of music theory as a result of your teaching techniques! Thank you so much!! Oh, by the way, I am also a blue and jazz singer. Again, thank you for sharing your musical knowledge. Improvisation and reading is my biggest desire for improvement.... Thanks again!! Paul T. H

[@Cathyblj]

The flats occur in the opposite order from the sharps, and the first to be sharped (F) is the last to be flatted. These videos are very helpful, Gracie!

[@nobose4851]

I started playing a few years ago. Couldn't tell you what a chord was or what key I was playing in but ironically I could play. I have apps that I practice with as well as listening to your courses. I like to say thank you for taking your time out of the day for us who are watching. You do what apps don't which is explain the depth of music theory. Again thank you... you are awesome.

[@debsmommy1]

Thank You Gracie, You are a great teacher 😊 ❤️

[@Redheadedlady55]

~Your amazing...thank you for teaching us😊😊😊

[@lorettawittevrongel7137]

This is so helpful. Thank you.

[@cweeks5211]

Honestly, these are the best lessons on youtube! You're fantastic!

[@SirWilliamTambourine]

Looking forward to watching your video on the minor 7th progressions 😊

[@judahchibwe9545]

You are such a great teacher 👍

[@ladyp5511]

Excellent explanation! thank you soooooo much, Gracie! You are a wonderful teacher! 🎼💕

[@MyAllTimeKaraoke]

Waiting 😁

[@micheal4897]

Although at times you may not feel like it, with your beautiful voice, appearance, and superior teaching skills, you are definitely one of the special women on this planet. Thank you for being you!

[@MrCparlak]

Best lesson for music

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you :)

[@aninastar]

Such a pleasure to learn from you!

[@Dicklesberg]

So helpful, as always! You make everything seem so simple and straightforward.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you :)

[@mykhelderian]

Other than personal preference, is there any reason why a composer would describe his work as a sonata in C sharp vs a sonata in D flat?

[@newdyne]

Gracie; Thanks for all the work you have done on these videos. I have just started going thru them and plan to study them all. However, I have a couple of questions that haunt me over the study of music. First, I am trying to learn the Bb trumpet so I don't understand how to apply this knowledge as my horn does not produce the same pitches as the piano (C on the staff is actually a Bb). When I play a C scale it is not really a C scale. Please explain so others using transposing instruments can learn to apply the knowledge you are conveying. Chuck

[@cbh2e]

You are my major go to in learning theory.

[@kimelimaiyo1385]

Amazing teacher

[@yongchaozhao1437]

I find hope for music from your lesson! Thanks a lot.

[@Williamsmith42]

Magnificent work my dear Gracie and flats part is hilarious & so sweet.

[@lordlockdown64]

Thank you Gracie, excellent lesson as always. You're such a great teacher, trying to grasp this kind of stuff is hard at first but you makie things as clear as you can, I really appreciate the time and effort you put in.

[@dilipkulkarni2655]

MS Gracie Key signature is like a answer before solving a problem and you explain it very well. Thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

Glad you think so!

[@robert-wr6md]

Excellent thanks.

[@ivanxavier7061]

Thank you so much Gracie

[@craig3150]

you are ``````awesome fantastic teacher stunning ...Thank you

[@danburks5444]

Great as always. Love the munchkin voice in the sped up video. 😁

[@stevekannes89]

Thank you very much.

[@GracieTerzian]

You’re very welcome!

[@benolson8366]

Yes, all is good - to show why we need all those flats and sharps you could play a major and minor scale along with these explanations, so we hear how they fit in the scale and resolve back to the start.

[@211sweetypie]

Now as a self taught beginner, this is a challenge for me. You’re great but I will have to learn more of the other basics first and review this several times more.

[@purplebass6834]

Over the past few months I’ve learned a lot of good music theory from your lessons - thank you. I hope you don’t think I’m being critical about this one but I had hoped there would have been some mention of the other modes in relation to key signature. For example you can have (please correct me if I’m wrong) a key signature that has no sharps or flats but is not in either C major or A minor but is in say G mixolydian (or in fact any of the other modes of the major scale) I have sometimes also at the beginning of a piece of music seen the mode written above the clef to clarify the scale being used. I’m only making this point to hopefully help others who when looking at a piece of music for example with no sharps or flats, automatically thinking C major or A minor when in fact it’s in G mix. or one of the other modes because this was something that confused me for ages.

[@debsmommy1]

Wow smh!

[@debsmommy1]

She is obviously being basic not to overload with complicated theory. You have to crawl before you walk, walk before you run.. I hope you don't think I am being to critical but you're being a smarty pants!!!

[@vivianfrancis6263]

Looking forward

[@tacyesharp1034]

Gracie, I shall be ever in your debt. I have learnt so much today. Thank you

[@clintonsmith6535]

excellent and very informative video as all of your videos are.

[@charlieharpman2107]

Heyyy Gracie!!! Another amazing tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you for pointing out all the key signatures. The examples are very useful. ⭐️😀

[@9774509662]

Thank you so much I learn alot from this video

[@vaigamusix887]

Good and tactical explanation , you are an excellent teacher always. Waiting for more such videos for beginners..Thanx...

[@wasfuerkeksigkeit]

incredible video, thanks

[@ljcaballero3428]

Thank you Gracie. This really helps my composing.)

[@stuartanthony4886]

❤outstanding ❤ Pmeumonic to help remember the order of Sharps and Flats : Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle : Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father 😊 hopes it helps.

[@ljcaballero3428]

Thank you! Can't wait:)

[@GracieTerzian]

Hope you like it!

[@MD-qm6gy]

Your videos are amazing. I stopped playing seriously about 30 years ago after taking lesson for ten years in my youth, and I feel like your tutorials have dislodged a blood clot in my brain and a haze has lifted. It's all rushing back. So question now: is there a formula or nmemonic device to remember the fingering for each scale on a piano?

[@sandralorenz630]

OKG u are an amazing teacher all my music theory i learn from you !! thank you i only has been learning for a year but if i don’t play something i’m really passionate i will get bored 😢

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Sandra!!

[@marcgeorge3602]

Gracie, thanks for the lessons, I love the circle of 5ths vids especially. Keep up the great work!!

[@GracieTerzian]

Glad you like them! Will do!

[@cliftonjindra2177]

Great teacher and uber beautiful

[@davidjaxx4288]

Thank You✌

[@GracieTerzian]

You're welcome 😊

[@austinleonardo9160]

Waiting 😍

[@robertakerman3570]

Looks intense. This(as all Gracie vids) bear repeating.

[@pvon128]

If you learn the order of Flats and Sharps in the Circle of Fifths video this becomes very easy to understand Thank you Gracie

[@carloskort37]

Gracie Thank you your lesson was helpful, I start to understand more and more. But I must have mised something of your previous lessons, how to find the relation from the Major to minor, I`ll go back in the videos and see if I can solve that problem. But thank you so far. Greetings Carlos

[@carlcamera777]

Awesome.

[@kateb6866]

you are an amazing teacher :) you should create a paid course with all that knowledge...

[@drgeoffangel5422]

Gracie thank you again for a great lesson. For me, as a budding song writer, I understand the importance of the theory you teach in this video, and how to recognise what key signature the musical piece is in, and how to identify the sharps or flats etc. What I really want to know is, once I have written a new song, or piano piece , how do I determine what key it is? Is it simply counting the sharps or flats in the piece, as they appear, or do you have any other tips or hints to help me ascertain the key I have written the music in? I enjoyed your circle of fifths video and it was very useful too. Thank you again. By the way , the cops are busy in New York and love to play their sirens!!

[@GracieTerzian]

Great question! The simplest way is to figure out what is the final chord of the song. When you play this ____ chord at the end of the song, it should sound resolved. It could be a major or minor chord. Whatever that chord is... there is a 99% chance that is the key your song is in. So if the song ends with the chord G major..it's probably in the key of G major. Look at the final CHORD and not the final NOTE in the melody :). I have a video that discusses this right in the beginning of the video. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYSrlWaprquUb6M

[@drgeoffangel5422]

Thanks again Gracie

[@Patrick_Bentolila]

I need more materials like this😁

[@godswaychristianchurchandm6225]

Thanks for your video. TGBTG

[@Tchairdjian]

I learned something new with this 3 Part series…. Thanks. So is there a quick way to remember which major/minor scales go with which key signatures?

[@GracieTerzian]

I find using the circle of 5ths helpful when it comes to memorizing major scales/order of sharps/order of flats. But perhaps something like this is more what you're looking for? This is a little trick to tell you the key signature/scale for anytime you see a major key signature written in music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIrKZat6q7tkobs

[@Tchairdjian]

@@GracieTerzian yes, I actually watched your Circle of 5th again and that’s exactly what it does… connect the two. Haha. Thanks for the reply.

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

Ooo that's great. Awesome lecture. One thing, there was a huge distraction Mam, your beauty! I don't know where you're from but I've just came across your music videos, since I've just started chromatic harmonica, I'm sooo impressed and distracted....Lol! Where you from?

[@gpowder911]

In looking at sheet music, how can we confirm that the key signature is the relative minor, not the major?

[@TonyYap-h7i]

Hi Gracie,, I noticed that the Flat signature keys are backward or reverse fr the Sharp keys,, except they’re Flat

[@zemanyolga]

Hi. Gracie I really need you tell me how I can make my left hand do different of my right hand. I am very confuse!. Thank you.

[@MrRestorem]

Excellent good explanation of the scales/keys. Good demo for the need to practice. Question: When looking at a key signature how to determine if it is major or minor? Many thanks 🙏

[@stevenjustice6537]

Do reading compound intervals!

[@GracieTerzian]

I will! It's on my list :) but thanks for the reminder. I appreciate it!

[@galeem713]

Do you have a video on notes joined? I know the three stacked on top of each other but the note joined in 2, 3 or 4 following each other on the staff but joined with a bar above or below. Are they considered one note and played together or in arpeggio or in sequence? I’m looking at sheet music and haven’t a clue.

[@godswaychristianchurchandm6225]

Thank you..TGBTG

[@mrofnocnon]

Great video Gracie, just a question. When two keys have the same signature as in G major and E minor. How do I identify which key I am actually playing in?

[@Rob-fd6si]

Like these other cats, Ive just been exposed to your videos. Fulfilling a bucket list item that I otherwise would not have time to pursue, so very thankful for you taking the time. Means the world to us. On board and loving it.

[@fingeraid7995]

Thank you. As a soon to be 67 year old learning music theory you open my mind even further about the major and minor scale. I understand about the major scale and which ones in each scale are major and minor, perfect 4ths and fifths etc, but I do have a question about the relative minor scale taking the e minor scale for example. If e minor is number 1 in the scale is number 2, the F#, a minor or a major and so forth for number 3, 4 ,5 etc? Are there any major in the minor scale or any Perfect 4ths and fifths and are they major or minors? Thank you for all you do. I enjoy learning even more as a senior adult.

[@Jonesman64]

I'm really enjoying the videos and learning a lot from them, but I feel like something is missing. I watched a few other intro music courses around youtube, and I think some more info around here for how major and minor scales work and the forumlas for them would help a lot.. otherwise great vodeos!

[@Jonesman64]

Oh just found your video explaining this concept as well, everything much more clear now.

[@OfficialApvllo]

So i get that B(E) sharp and C(F) are enharmonic equivalents but why not just write the b(E) sharp as a c(F).... i literally answered this question in my head as i typed it out lol im pretty sure it would be bc everytime c is written in the sheet music it is automatically turned into c sharp therefore you have to write it as a b but sharpen it so it is played as a c. Also since the scale includes the c note it is probably too prominent to write a natural symbol every time so you swap it with the a note not in scale beneath it and sharpen it. Guessing math will be the same for the flats but reversed idk yet tho ill update if i finsih video and im wrong. Enlighten me if there is some actual mathematical reasoning or complex music theory reason i haven't been educated on yet!

[@andyracksthecams]

You always manage to make the penny drop. Thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

:)

[@g.scholtes]

I have noticed that the order of sharps and flats follow the order in the circle of fifth. Is that corrert?

[@GracieTerzian]

Yep that is correct!

[@Pierre-de-Standing]

So how do you determine if music has been written for the major key or its relative minor?

[@Quigomy]

Do major scales always follow a treble clef, and minors follow the bass clef? Or can either one be on either scale? How do you identify whether a scale is major or minor by looking at the sheet music? It appears that you always wrote the major scales on the top, and minor scales down below.

[@jamesgordon470]

Maybe a crazy question, if the piece is in Gmaj/Em scale and the Fs are always sharpened: instead of putting a “natural” indicator in front of the F, would putting a FLAT indicator denote the same thing - a Flattened F# is an F???

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

Hi! Such a cool way to teach music theory plus you're so attractive. I played this video over three times since you're so attractive, I keep getting carried away. One question Gracie, why have our circles started to grow sticks over them @18:52, and why's that some sticks are going up and some are going down. Also pls tell me what are Time signatures? Me and my Chromatic Harmonica will always remember you.

[@ljcaballero3428]

At 3:36. There's that natural sign!)

[@richardlnma6419]

Aukehh ukeekkk ukekekkk kukekuke hehe,, excellent lesson.. ukeuke kikeekiee

[@scottswannie2500]

Should’ve started over. The sirens interfered. But thanks for this first portion.

[@srikanth4018]

Teach us about modes ....

[@robertakerman3570]

I remember Gracie acknowledging just that. She'll do it well. I guess "1st things first".

[@eldjennemo2122]

+1 ! And also a video explaining the difference between scales and key ! Please ;)

[@robertakerman3570]

@@eldjennemo2122 Today may B the Day!

[@GracieTerzian]

@@robertakerman3570 yes that is right! I'm going through some of the simpler stuff first so that there is sort of a methodology to it. I will definitely be getting to modes though!! :)

[@rbmoman]

hello Gracie nice to see you

[@GracieTerzian]

Nice to meet you too!

[@Archangel_Michaels]

Getting the music into my fingertips ... personally I prefer using an ice pick 🙃

[@pressreport7721]

Hello mam i want learn music theory

[@MatheusRobis]

😎

[@GracieTerzian]

:)

[@richardlnma6419]

Likeeeee100%

[@alicemuthoni6837]

In other words you can say minor of a major is the la of the major

[@zalxder]

...I'm sorry a person with such sensitive musical ears like yours has to live somewhere with sirens constantly happening... I too know this pain...

[@johnmayor2181]

Does anyone else think that change from Major to Minor is strange?

[@justawfulgamer7738]

Some stuff is going down in her neighborhood.