Keyboards basic sheet music question
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Topic: Keyboards basic sheet music question
Posted By: smithmiller6
Subject: Keyboards basic sheet music question
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 14:50
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Hi, The sheet music for songs has this indication: key: C
(sometimes Cm, D, A etc) |
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 17:58
| Sounds like key changes, although the major to minor seems a bit odd. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 22:11
No, it's only prog if it's 3/8 9/8 then one bar of 5/4 and 3/8 again... 
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Posted By: mono
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 07:24
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This looks related to the signature. It is mostly to indicate the scale used, which is pretty stable in most compositions. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence https://soundcloud.com/m0n0-film Film music and production projects https://soundcloud.com/fadisaliba (almost) everything else |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 09:31
Any change is only odd in that our ears are used to one sound, or one combination.
Many a new music scene through out history started because of simply such oddities, and small refinements in music notation and playing. It should not matter what key things are in, when it is the feeling that matters, and someone is always capable of blending the two easily enough with ... anything as simple as 1 note in the middle ...
I can understand saying something like that to help identify a certain period ... but any other generalization seems to me rather strange, and it does not in any way shape or form define music per se.
With all due respect, and no offense to the original question, I really think that it pertains more to music basics, and while that's a good question for a beginner, I would think that a music teacher is a better place to ask that question than here, where the answers will probably not be as good, or as helpful to the youngster.
Thx
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cobb2 wrote:Posted By: akin
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 11:28
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I donīt know how are these sheets you are refering to, but the key is an important info on a sheet. For example, when the key signature of the sheet is C, all notes are natural (unless it is stated on the note that it is sharp or flat). If the key signature is G, all the F are sharp, all the others natural. Usually the key notation comes in the clef ("the stylish inverted S" or "the comma with two dots" that appears in the beginning of each line of the sheet), with the sharps and flats graphically noted in each line of the sheet.
It is very common to a song have key changes, when they have different parts, or even in middle eights or chorus. They make the song much more interesting.
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Posted By: Meddle71
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 01:49
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^^^
post above pretty much nailed it...
Yeah, usually the key signature will tell you the sharps and flats, and through this the key (although it doesn't tell you if the piece is major or minor). If this "Key: C" indication is at the top of the page, it could be simply to clear up whether the piece is in C or Am, assuming there is nothing in the key signature before the clefs. If the "(sometimes Cm, D, A, etc.)" is part of that first indication then I suppose they're just preparing you for key changes within the piece, so get ready for 3 flats, 2 sharps, and 3 sharps, as well as other possible changes.
As for finger placement, keys very rarely have anything to do with that. A piece starting in C major could easily begin with a first inversion triad (E, G, C), and although it's possible to play that with your thumb on the C below the E, it's sort of awkward. Why use 2, 3, 5 fingering when you could use 1, 2, 5?
All in all, i don't really think it's relevant to how you play the piece, just moreso for your own knowledge. I wouldn't worry about it. If I'm interpreting how this is laid out wrong, feel free to correct me, and I'll help where I can. ------------- And everything under the sun is in tune But the sun is eclipsed by the moon |