Some skills you need to read or write these things.

First, you need to understand what a key is. In current music, a key is Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do. In C, that is: CDEFGABC. Then, you need to know the keys for the songs you are reading or writing.

Her is a good link to learn basic scale and key theory:
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/intervals.htm

Here's my memory trick for remembering the sharp keys:
http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthr...r&topic=0&Search=true#Post388883


Here's my memory trick for remembering the flat keys:
http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthr...r&topic=0&Search=true#Post388883

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

Mike Dunbar Music