Forget rote memorization. Use these musical exercises to get the circle of fifths deep into your ear, brain, and fingers.

The circle of fifths is a deceptively simple diagram that lays out every musical note, key, three-note chord and scale, and charts the relationship between them. A bit like a musical version of ...

Jazz legend John Coltrane penned his famous circle in 1967 and musicians have been pondering ... The circle of fifths clearly shows the relationship between the 12 possible semitones that ...