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Sharps and Flats I

A sharp sign ( # ) placed in front of a note (#j) A flat sign ( ~) placed in front of a note (~j)
ra~ses its pitch a half step. lowers its pitch a half step.
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is 112 step higher than cl
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It iS easy to see, on the piano keyboard, how the black keys to the right (1/2 step higher) of a note are
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sharps and the black keys to the left (1/2 step lower) of a note are flats.
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2. Practice drawing flats by tracing over the guidelines. Draw six more in the remaining space.
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3. Write l flat sign in front of each note and then name the note.

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4. Write a flat sign in front of each note and then name the note.

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6. Write a sharp sign in front of each note and then name the note.

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Sharps and Flats II

Complete the following exercises.

1. Draw the indicated notes. Use half notes.

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A~ B~ F~ m

2. Draw the indicated notes. Use half notes.

B~ E~ A~ m G~ 0 F~ m
3. Draw the indicated notes. Use half notes.

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C# A# G# m F# B# En A#

4. Draw the indicated notes. Use half notes.

5. Name each note.

6. Name each note.

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Sharps, Flats and Naturals

A natural sign (q ) placed before a note cancels a sharp or flat.
Sharps, flats and naturals are all called accidentals.
Accidentals affect every note on the same line or space for the remainder of the measure.
Bar lines cancel all accidentals from the previous measure unless a note is tied across the bar line.

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~ FII FII FII F FII Ft ~ Ft FII Ft Ft FII FI

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A natural is used to cancel sharps and flats.
BI B B J>, B m B J>, BI JII B B'

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Write the name of each note.

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