Colorful Key Signature Chart

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Major and Minor Key Signature Chart

I’ve been too busy to post lately. I’m working on a lot of things for my students, but none are ready for the internet. I did manage to finish this keyboard chart that I started a long time ago. I have made several others, but I wanted something with colors my older students would like to see as a poster in my studio.

This was a very time-consuming and tedious poster that I made in Photoshop. I wish I knew a fast and easy way to make these kinds of things, but I don’t. Even the back ground was a piece of crumpled paper from my desk, believe it or not!

Click the link under the picture to go to my website where you can get your own copy of this free printable, without the watermark at the top. The watermark is for Pinterest, which I have been gradually adding things. You can get a lot of great music teaching ideas there.

For those of you who would like a black and white version that students can color themselves, leave me a comment and I’ll do my best to email it to you as soon as possible.

I have started some other printables using this same theme. If you want to subscribe to my website so you can know when I post them, click on the subscription on the top right. You will remain anonymous and it is very easy to unsubscribe if you wish. Thank you to all my supporters from around the globe. You are very much appreciated!

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17 thoughts on “Colorful Key Signature Chart”

  1. Hello, could I please have a black and white copy? I passed this website on to our new and old piano teachers. You are gifted with comming up with great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Susan I would love a black and white copy of the chart if possible. Thank you so much for all your ideas and recourses. Your work is amazing!!!!

  3. Susan — I would love a B&W copy if it’s still available. I am doing a summer challenge with my students which includes learning the Circle of Fifths chart and identifying key signatures. Your resources are perfect — thank you SOOO much! :)

  4. Thank you Susan for this amazing blog of resources. I would love a black and white copy as well.

  7. hello! i would be grateful for the black and white version for my home students. thank you so much!

  10. How DO you find the time for these creations! Love all your resources.

    May I suggest playing around with Illustrator. I used to try and do everything in photoshop too, but for the kinds of stuff you do you might find Illustrator to be easier. In Illustrator everything works in “vector’s”. A series of points that when connected make your lines. Photoshop tends to use pixels, so when you enlarge or shrink things it distorts it. When you use vectors, it just shifts the points around so no distortion, it just rearranges the mathematical formula’s that make up the image. So it’s easy to find free vector files online to grab parts of images. Vector files often have MANY tiny little components, that when you “ungroup” or “isolate” you can move each teeny tiny piece around.

    On my homepage (www.roxyfx.com), you can see some examples. On the rock camp graphic, I was able to take each tiny music note and put it exactly where I wanted. And it all started with vector’s…that I didn’t have to create from scratch. For the kind of printables you have, I think you would be pleased with Illustrator’s results.

    I used to use photoshop for my graphics, only because I didn’t know/understand Illustrator. The nice thing is that Illustrator has a similar look/feel and setup as photoshop so you will find it user friendly. I’ve now come to see that Photoshop really is better for photo’s. Of course there will be your initial learning curve, but as a Photoshop Pro I don’t think you’ll have a problem. Feel free to touch base if you would like more info. :)

    And, as always, thanks for the ongoing inspiration! Your resources and ideas are a staple in my studio.

    • Thanks for taking the time to offer helpful advice!

      You might be interested to know that I actually have used Illustrator for a long time and I’m pretty good with the pen tool! However, I prefer the blending that is not possible in Illustrator. I make all my own brushes and they are very precise. I draw all my own art and never use clip art from other sources. Vector art is just not my style right now, but I’m glad you mentioned it. Your website is awesome!

  12. I would like a black and white copy. THanks for all you do! I love your blog.

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