Key Signature Worksheet

In this set of key signature worksheets, isolate and practice naming all of the major and minor keys for sharp keys and then for flat keys. Here's some helpful tips I use for students struggling to memorize. 
 
Major Sharp Key Signatures:
- find the last sharp of the key and go up a half step. This is the name of your major key. Ex: 4 sharps: Father, Charles Goes DOWN - D# raised a half step is E. The name of the major key with 4 sharps is E Major. 
 
Major Flat Key Signatures: 
- The 2nd last flat is the name of your major key. This works for all except F Major which only has one flat. Ex: 5 flats: Battle Ends And DOWN Goes. The 2nd last flat is Db. The name of the key with 5 flats is Db Major. 
 
Finding the Relative Keys:
Their are two ways (which are essentially the same but reverse direction). 
1. The tonic of the relative minor is 3 half steps lower than the relative major. Ex: 3 half steps below C is A. C Major and A Minor are relative keys. This will work whether going from Major to Minor or Minor to Major, just reverse the direction. 
A way to remember direction. If you can associate the major keys with a happier, brighter sound, think about your mood being elevated or UP. If you can associate minor keys with a mellow or darker sound, think about your mood as being lowered or DOWN. Whichever key you start with, think about the direction your MOOD is going.
Major to Minor=happy to sad=mood is moving down.
Minor to Major=sad to happy = mood is moving up.
 
2. The 2nd way to determine relative keys is to know that the minor key is built on the 6th note (submediant) of the major scale. Major keys are built on the third note (mediant) of the natural minor scale. This may be more challenging for beginner students to remember, but is theoretically more accurate.