How To Tell The Key

"Amateur musicians often are someWhat embarrassed by the unexpected query as to what key a piece of music is in when playing in company," remarked a well-known music thecher. "They can teil on a little reflection, but an array of four or five sharps or flata is apt to temporarily confuse the best of them. "Here is a simple little guide or reminder, which, if rehearsed a few times, will always keep them right and ready to make a quick response to such a question: "In sharps just dot down this sentence, the capital letter beginning each word representing an additional sharp, from one to six: 'God Deluged All Earth By Flood.' In flats the same rule obtains in conection with this amusing liife: 'Fanny Baker Eats Apple Dumplings Greedily.' "