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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.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: fifths, flats, key signature, major keys, minor keys, related keys, sharps
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.16 (history)
First publication date: Sep 26, 2002 12:00 am -0500
Last revision to module: Jan 18, 2013 6:14 am -0600

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Version History

Version: 2.17 Feb 15, 2013 7:22 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.16 Jan 18, 2013 6:14 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added call for research study participants
Version: 2.15 Oct 1, 2011 8:17 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 2.14 Mar 11, 2011 10:21 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
removed from survey
Version: 2.13 Apr 13, 2010 6:55 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 2.12 Dec 30, 2009 8:30 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.11 Oct 3, 2007 12:49 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
clarified references to figures
Version: 2.10 Mar 2, 2007 1:24 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added outline svg and eps figures
Version: 2.9 Aug 29, 2006 3:07 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
minor text changes; added links; divided module into two sections
Version: 2.8 Jan 31, 2006 2:57 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
minor changes in text and figures
Version: 2.7 Jan 24, 2006 2:44 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated figures
Version: 2.6 May 17, 2005 8:35 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.5 Dec 3, 2003 3:17 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Changed incorrect information and figures.
Version: 2.4 Oct 2, 2003 10:29 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added links
Version: 2.3 Feb 6, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added an animation
Version: 2.2 Dec 17, 2002 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added keywords and abstract
Version: 2.1 Dec 10, 2002 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
New module
Version: 2.0 Sep 26, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10865

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