Do you sense that you are getting the notes mostly right if you see sharps, flats and naturals?  Key signatures make music easier to read, but what do you do when you are faced with accidentals?  CMajor explains that accidentals are not accidents.  There is also the question of how important is it to learn key signatures when you can rely on handwritten or repeatedly marked sharps, naturals and flats to raise and lower individual notes.  You may have encountered this part of musical study already.  Hopefully, it did not have a negative resonance for you. Tune in for our next episode--Accidentals Not Accidents:  The Nuts and Bolts of Understanding The Rules.  We'll see you then.