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Name: The Circle of Fifths
ID: m10865
Language: English (en)
Summary: Picturing a circle of fifths can help you identify key signatures, find related keys, and remember the order of sharps and flats in key signatures.
Keywords: fifths, flats, key signature, major keys, minor keys, related keys, sharps
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.4 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Latest version: 2.5 (history)
First publication date: Sep 26, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5
Last revision to module: Dec 3, 2003 3:17 pm US/Central
Module XML: m10865_2.5.cnxml

Version History

Version: 2.11 Oct 3, 2007 12:49 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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clarified references to figures
Version: 2.10 Mar 2, 2007 1:24 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added outline svg and eps figures
Version: 2.9 Aug 29, 2006 3:07 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
minor text changes; added links; divided module into two sections
Version: 2.8 Jan 31, 2006 2:57 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
minor changes in text and figures
Version: 2.7 Jan 24, 2006 2:44 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated figures
Version: 2.6 May 17, 2005 8:35 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.5 Dec 3, 2003 3:17 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
Changed incorrect information and figures.
Version: 2.4 Oct 2, 2003 10:29 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added links
Version: 2.3 Feb 6, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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Added an animation
Version: 2.2 Dec 17, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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Added keywords and abstract
Version: 2.1 Dec 10, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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New module
Version: 2.0 Sep 26, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Added initial template for new module m10865

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