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When I was in 10th grade biology Mr. Engle had his whole class learn the order of taxonomy for flora and fauna. He timed us as we went around the classroom to see how long it took for all of us to say it. I can't remember how long it took, but I can remember the order of the names.

October I will be doing something similar. When students arrive for their lessons they will have to shout out the order of sharps, and in order to leave they will have to shout out the order of flats. I'll bet that they will have them backwards and forwards by the end of the month.

I think I may use Halloween Candy as an incentive. Not 100% sure. But it sounds like it could work.

Once they have the order of sharps and flats, I'll figure out how to get them to memorize which key is which. Who's with me?

Here's the October Circle of 5ths and the downloadable pdf for the challenge.

October Circle 2025.pdf

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Featured product of the month is the Key Finder Keeper. It has the Circle of 5ths on the back with the minor circle inside of the major. The enharmonic spellings for the 2 white key sharps and the 2 white flats make it easier to show the order of sharps and flats in a key.

5 Key Finder Keepers

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Learn those sharps and flats!

Happy Playing!

Sarah