How To Tell The Key
"Amateur musicians often are somewhat embarrassed by the unexpected query as to wbat key a plece 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 Bharps or flats is apt to temporarily confuse the best of them. "Hre is a simple little guide or reminder, whicb, if rehearsed a few time, 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 addltional sharp, from one to six: 'God Deluged All Earth By Flood.' In flats the same rule obtains in conection with tais amusing line: 'Fanny Baker Eats Apple Dumplings Greedily.' "
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