Key signatures and sight-reading

You are ready to move on when

1. 1Name the major and relative minor key of any key signature up to three sharps or flatsCheck yourself: Do a one-minute round of the key signature drill, write down your score, and compare it with a round a week later.
   • Correct for sharps and flats
   • Relative minor named too
   • Answers within a few seconds
   Open the reference: Key signature identification drill
2. 2Sight-read an easy L2 piece hands together at a slow tempo without stoppingCheck yourself: Record your first reading of a piece you have never played and compare it with the score afterwards.
   • Steady beat, even if slow
   • Kept going after mistakes
   • Key signature remembered
   • Eyes ahead of the hands
   Open the reference: A sight-reading roadmap
3. 3Play G, D, F and B-flat major scales hands together, two octaves, at ♩=72Check yourself: Record the four scales with a metronome at 72 and listen for uneven notes at the thumb crossings.
   • Correct fingering
   • Hands exactly together
   • Even notes
   • Relaxed thumb
   Open the reference: Scale exercises for evenness