Q: I was thinking maybe understanding key signatures, but I think you can probably write a chord patte
rn/melody without fully understanding what key you're in or that this chord is the IV or that chord is the vii or whatever..
A: i'd personally like to ditch the roman numerals. they're just numbers, and i think the roman is much harder to read. i prefer arabic numberals instead (1, 2, 3, 4). also sometimes called "nashville numbers"