Key Signatures

Key signatures are the flats or sharps you see after the clef and before the time signature. The purpose of the key signature, aside from telling you what key to play in, is to avoid writing too many accidentals. Read more.

Music Education In The News: Thanks to my fellow guide K. Kris Hirst for alerting me to this great news. Canadian-based researchers published their findings on how musical training affects the brain development of young children. The evidence here.

This Day In Music History: 1828 - The opera Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini premiered in Paris.