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I am working through my grade 1 theory book and am a little confused on a question. I have learnt that you either use key signatures or accidentals when writing out a scale. Not both. The question I have is asking me to write a descending F major scale on the bass clef but the B flat note is on a ledger line. Do I put an accidental in front of it or not? Thanks |
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When it comes to key signatures, the accidentals given apply to ALL of those notes, no matter the register. Thus ALL Bs will become B-flats with the given key signature, and so you don't need to add in that accidental. (Interestingly, this is not true of lone accidentals! They only apply to that particular pitch in that particular register.) And one last bit. You said:
Later on, you'll learn that sometimes you'll need key signatures and accidentals. So just know that that's possible in the future! |
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