What a mess! There is probably about as much chance of having a commonly accepted system of naming and numbering the piano keys as there is of having a worldwide common currency! My suggestion is that the writer explain what system he is using before he gets into his discussion. Then all will know what he is referring to.
--- Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof. of Music Dept. of Music, Rhodes College 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112 901-843-3782; fax 843-3789 dclark@r... http://www.rhodes.edu
> ---------- > From: Dean FH Macy > Reply To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:19 AM > To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [vocalist] Octaves..my suggestion!!! > > Lloyd W. Hanson wrote: > > >It evidently was considered important to begin the process from the bottom C of the piano keyboard. > >Is this what most on the list understand the system to be? > > > Not all. If you look at the industry standard Steinway piano shown at > http://www.ptg.org/museum/Images/steinway.jpg you will see that it > begins with the "A" key. Depending upon how you number, it is either A0 > or A1. I learned from Elmer Bernstein in Julliard the first "A" is > considered A0 or just plain A. The next then would be A1, then A2 all > the way up to A7. If you want to take his word then middle "C" is C3, > not C4. Piano keys on standard pianos start at "A" and end at C7. > > Dr Dean > > > > > > > >
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