Aim for five or fewer accidentals (flats or sharps) in your key. In the above example, going one half-step further—to F-major—means the pianist only has to manage a single flat. Much better!

What do you think Beethoven's favorite key is? C minor. Actually, it might've been his favorite, but he did not use it the most. Yeah but, I think D,G,C and mostly E-flat major. Yeah. And for a ...

“LET IT GOOO!” And we’re in. The A flat major key takes over, Elsa starts shooting icicles from her hands and for the first time in the song, she smiles. The melody rises alongside her confidence, and ...