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Notation reference
Key signatures
Key signatures are the markings that show the current key of music by indicating which notes in the scale for that key are sharpened or flattened. They are shown at the start of each system on every applicable staff.
Tonality systems
The term tonality system is used in Dorico for iPad to encompass three crucial elements that together make up the concept of tonality.

Tonality systems

The term “tonality system” is used in Dorico for iPad to encompass three crucial elements that together make up the concept of tonality.

The three elements that make up tonality systems are:

A number of equal divisions of the octave, or EDO. For example, standard Western scales with half-step (semitone) steps have 12-EDO.
A set of accidentals. This allows you to notate how much a note is raised or lowered.
A key signature. In Dorico for iPad, you can use any traditional Western key signature.

Dorico for iPad provides the following tonality systems in each project by default:

You can find existing tonality systems in your project in the Tonality System section of the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.