ACCIDENTALS

Sharps, flats and naturals are called accidentals



A sharp in front of a note means that you have to play that note half a tone higher.
On a keyboard we go 1 step to the right and often that new key is a black one, but not always.
The notes with a sharp recieve new names: G becomes G-sharp, D becomes D-sharp, etc.






A flat in front of a note means that you have to play that note half a tone lower.
On a keyboard we go 1 step to the left and often that new key is a black one, but not always.
The notes with a flat recieve new names: G becomes G-flat, D becomes D-flat, etc.



- An accidental within the bar is valid until the end of the bar.

- An accidental at the clef is valid for the whole piece of music.

1 sharp at the clef means: every F becomes F-sharp.
1 flat at the clef means: every B becomes B-flat.

When there is a natural in front of a note, it means that the previous sharp or flat sign
is not valid for that single note. A natural is valid until the end of the bar.