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Names of the notes
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:35 am
by tubeast
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")
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:05 pm
by Dennis K.
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.....
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:40 pm
by OldsRecording
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?"
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:43 pm
by Dennis K.
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"
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:43 pm
by MartyNeilan
I have often thrown around the term "Bydlo Ab" - I think most tuba players know that means the Ab above middle C.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:11 am
by sc_curtis
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!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:14 am
by MartyNeilan
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!
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:16 am
by sc_curtis
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?