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From:  Clark_Diane <DCLARK@r...>
Date:  Fri Jan 17, 2003  5:28 pm
Subject:  Naming the piano keys

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.

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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

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> 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!!!
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> Lloyd W. Hanson wrote:
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> >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.
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> Dr Dean
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  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date  
22034 Re: Naming the piano keysDean FH Macy  Fri  1/17/2003  
22035 Re: Naming the piano keysKaren Mercedessingwiththespirit Fri  1/17/2003  
22036 Re: Naming the piano keysCamila Ribeiroc_ribeiro78 Fri  1/17/2003  
22046 Re: Naming the piano keysDean FH Macy  Fri  1/17/2003  
22052 Re: Naming the piano keysBarb Roberts Sat  1/18/2003  
22069 Re: Naming the piano keysthomas mark montgomerysailorbudd Sun  1/19/2003  
22053 Re: Naming the piano keysDean FH Macy  Sat  1/18/2003  
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