Is the Circle of Fifths Useless?

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Hi music nerds! This video is SUPER in depth and comprehensive. But, I want you to know that I explained it this way for a reason. I want you to truly understand that the circle of fifths is a natural thing - internalizing the reason why and how it exists in this way will help you remember! Please let me know if you have any questions! This is episode 8 of the music fundamentals series!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Why Do We Need Keys?
03:18 Key Signatures
06:07 Sharp Keys
15:40 Flat Keys
18:47 The Circle of Fifths
20:05 Read the Circle
23:38 Use the Circle

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“A Theoretical Work of Late Seventeenth-Century Muscovy: Nikolai Diletskii's "Grammatika" and the Earliest Circle of Fifths” by Claudia R. Jensen (https://www-jstor-org.umasslowell.idm...)

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