Names of the notes

tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:35 am

From the letters used to name the notes used in European-based musical systems, it appears obvious that the system was started on what we call the aeolian mode (minor scale, that is): a,b,c,d,e,f,g,... Do you people know for what reason the Ionic mode (or "Major scale") became the preferred mode, and why some German-speaking dude chose to mess everything up by renaming the "B" into "H" ?

(From what I experience with a beginning tuba student without any knowledge of music, I DO think the suffixes used in English (D-flat, D-sharp etc) are more convenient and less confusing than our "Des" vs. "Dis")

Dennis K. · Post by **Dennis K.** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:05 pm

I propose another system of naming notes:

High Db - "That damn Bolero note."
Low G - "Mute Sucks Note"
Low F - "Bass Trombonist Splat Note"

etc.....

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:40 pm

Dennis K. wrote:I propose another system of naming notes:

High Db - "That damn Bolero note."
Low G - "Mute Sucks Note"
Low F - "Bass Trombonist Splat Note"

etc.....

You forgot: High Eb- "We're doing the 'Rhenish'? Where'd I put that alto?"

Dennis K. · Post by **Dennis K.** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:43 pm

OldsRecording wrote:
Dennis K. wrote:I propose another system of naming notes:

High Db - "That damn Bolero note."
Low G - "Mute Sucks Note"
Low F - "Bass Trombonist Splat Note"

etc.....
You forgot: High Eb- "We're doing the 'Rhenish'? Where'd I put that alto?"

That woud be the "Damn Rhenish Note"

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:43 pm

I have often thrown around the term "Bydlo Ab" - I think most tuba players know that means the Ab above middle C.

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:11 am

MartyNeilan wrote:I have often thrown around the term "Bydlo Ab" - I think most tuba players know that means the Ab above middle C.

And I always called it Bydlo G#! Whoops!!!

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:14 am

sc_curtis wrote:
MartyNeilan wrote:I have often thrown around the term "Bydlo Ab" - I think most tuba players know that means the Ab above middle C.
And I always called it Bydlo G#! Whoops!!!

Everybody knows tuba players don't play sharps!

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:16 am

MartyNeilan wrote:
sc_curtis wrote:
MartyNeilan wrote:I have often thrown around the term "Bydlo Ab" - I think most tuba players know that means the Ab above middle C.
And I always called it Bydlo G#! Whoops!!!
Everybody knows tuba players don't play sharps!

Quite true, that is.

Perhaps not ordinary tuba players... How about French C tuba players, though?